What are one of the functions of crime that Durkheim argued?
Safety Valve
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Merton argued about the American Dream. What is the American Dream?
Monetary Success
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What is the retreatism response?
Rejecting goals and dropping out.
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What does Cohen argue about in the subcultural theory?
Delinquent behaviour among young people.
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What are focal concerns?
Toughness and desire for excitement.
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When someone is labelled because of a deviant act, this label prioritises their life. What is the sociological term for this?
Master Label
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The Labelling Theory Is Linked To What Theory?
Interactionist
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Cohen agrees with Merton that mainstream value of success creates problems for the working class boys. Many fail and therefore drop out of school and turn to delinquent activity. True or False?
True
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Cohen talks about the explanations of non-utilitarian crime whereas Merton fails to provide this. True or False
True
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Which sociologists talk about Culture and Socialisation?
Wilson and Hernstein
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Left Realists do not offer solutions to crime like all the other theories. True or false?
False
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Right Realists offer practical solutions. They suggest two measures. What are one of the measures?
Target Hardening
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One of the reasons people commit crime is because of marginalisation. What is this?
If people don't have a trade union or a pressure group, they suffer from frustration and they commit crime.
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Marxists - Crime is systematically generated by what...?
Capitalism
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The Marxist theory of crime can be linked to what theory?
Subcultural Theory
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The laws on crime are in the interests of who?.
The ruling class
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Which theory is seen as criticising other theories?
Postmodernism
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Miller's theory on crime is outdated because there are now more gadgets such as GTA in which we get thrill from this. Is this weakness true or false?
True
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Cloward and Ohlin and Cohen talk about crime that is non-utilitarian. In addition, Miller could explain this too. Is this true?
Yes
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Durkheim argues that crime acts as a safety valve that it does not affect institutions such as prostitution in the family. This still applies to today. True or False
False
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People have reached the American Dream and have not committed crime. True or false.
False - Merton cannot explain those who have conformed to goals, norms and values.
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Right Realists can explain street crime and what other crime?
White Collar Crime
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Strength - Left Realists offer good explanations and evidence for what....
Relative Deprivation
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Functionalism - How are norms and values reaffirmed?
Degrading Ceremonies
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The Reinforcement of Social Solidarity Unites All Classes. True or False
False
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Merton argued about the American Dream. What is the American Dream?
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Monetary Success
Card 3
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What is the retreatism response?
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Card 4
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What does Cohen argue about in the subcultural theory?
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