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Anomie
What is a state of norm confusion within a society?
100
Two groups with competing ideas and values. The group with most power makes the rules and controls society.
What is conflict theory?
100
Social control -A normative system with rules concerning the way people should and should not behave. Informal- family, school, friends Formal- police, military
What is social control and what are the two types?
100
Robin Hood. Crimes of the lower class against the ruling class.
What is crimes of accommodation?
100
Bootstrapping.
What refers to the practice of charging girls with criminal offenses once status offenses have been eliminated. This allows the system to maintain control over young girls.
200
Differential Opportunity
What is the differences in opportunity one is presented with in life?
200
laws are a result of, and a reflection of, general agreement in society. Views of right and wrong, which can be reflected through folkways and mores, influence the laws and rules that govern a society.
What is consensus theory?
200
socialization
What is it when someone learns the norms of society through experiences at school? Such as it is normal to raise your hand to answer a question.
200
explains both law and criminal justice, and focuses upon the division between the ruling-class elite and the laborers. In a capitalist society, the ruling-class elite (bourgeoisie) control the means of production, which allows them to control the political state as well. They use this control to manipulate the laborers (proletariat) and keep them in a position of powerlessness. The masses are thus controlled both economically and legally.
What is the Marxist theory? (his idea of capitalism?
200
The view that as women increase their numbers in corporate America, their rates of white-collar and corporate crime will increase along with this increased opportunity.
What is Opportunity Hypothesis? feminist
300
Criminal Conflict Retreat
What are the three subcultures of differential opportunity?
300
law acts to resolve everyday disputes in society, and how it acts to serve everyone, not just the powerful. The law also serves a symbolic function and discourages deviant behavior.
What is Functionalist Theory
300
Capitalism
What is Karl Marx's main concept?
300
left idealism
What is it when the pain of victims is overlooked as the result of criminal activity?
300
The view that as women become more equal in society with men, their crime rates will increase.
What is masculinity thesis?
400
Merton said strain is caused by an individuals inability to achieve the American dream. Agnew said other everyday factors can cause strain.
What is the difference between Merton and Agnew's strain theories?
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Mechanic
What is solidarity with shared beliefs and values?
400
Capitalist (upper class) of Marx's social change model.
What is the Bourgeois class?
400
this perspective seeks to discover and eliminate the power of language and text that is used to give power and privilege to specific groups, while denying it to others.
What is postmodernism?
400
Transinstitutionalization.
What is it when status offenders are being placed into private residential psychiatric facilities by their own families as opposed to the criminal justice system. Most of the time, the juvenile justice system would not have made these same referrals.
500
Conformist ++ Innovators +- Ritualist -+ Rebel (-+)-+ Retreat -- *Response to Merton's Anomie theory when someone realizes not everyone can achieve the american dream.
What is Merton's typology table of strain theory?
500
Organic
What is society where everyone has their own beliefs and values and each part of society functions. Complex society
500
Crimes of the wealthy against the poor / the ruling class against lower class.
What is crimes of domination and repression?
500
The belief that economic pressures put on women to support themselves and their dependent children, along with the stepping back of men from their roles of financial support of women and children has pushed women into criminal activity for economic gain.
What is Economic Marginalization Hypothesis? feminist theory
500
While this perspective examines the role capitalism plays in society, it also recognizes the impact, damage, and fear caused by traditional street crime. It proposes reforms to the system that would deal with these crimes, assist the victims, etc.
What is left realism?