University of Chicago - first sociology department in US - 1972 - significant study of crime and deviance
- Cultural Transmission Theory: criminal culture passed down from generation to generation (Shaw and McKay)
- Differential Association Theory: deviant behaviour learned through social interaction with others who are deviant (Sutherland)
- Social Disorganisation Theory: Societal instability disrupts family and community structures. These become unable to exercise social control over individuals - results in deviance (Park and Burgess)
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