Young (The Vertigo of Late Modernity) - Contradiction of consumer culture and institutes that fail to deliver such success to majority leads to anomie and violent crime
Critical hit for headshot -300hp
Taylor, Walton & Young - Theory cannot explain politically motivated crime where law broken for cause (eg rich workers stop system changing to benefit poor)
Reiner - Theory cannot be adapted to take crits into account - Not all crimes indirectly related to status
8. Who defends Merton and how?
Young (The Vertigo of Late Modernity) - Contradiction of consumer culture and institutes that fail to deliver such success to majority leads to anomie and violent crime
Aegislash shield form - mirror coat!
Reiner - Theory adapted to take crits into account - All crimes indirectly related to status
Taylor, Walton & Young - Theory can explain politically motivated crime where law broken for cause (eg rich workers stop system changing to benefit poor)
9. Who is influenced by Merton?
Taylor (The Vertigo of Late Modernity) - Contradiction of consumer culture and institutes that fail to deliver such success to majority leads to anomie and violent crime
Young (The Vertigo of Late Modernity) - Contradiction of consumer culture and institutes that fail to deliver such success to majority leads to anomie and violent crime
Walton (The Vertigo of Late Modernity) - Contradiction of consumer culture and institutes that fail to deliver such success to majority leads to anomie and violent crime
His little brother :D
10. How did he think the system worked?
The insitutes and collective conscience ensure everyone achieves their goals
He thought it worked as a showgirl!
It worked well if the majority of people can achieve their goals
It worked well if the minority of people can achieve their goals
11. Who criticized Merton and what for?
Taylor et al (Neo Marxists) - Fails to consider wider power relations in society, who makes laws and who benefits from them
Taylor et al (Marxists) - Fails to consider wider power relations in society, who makes laws and who benefits from them
Reiner et al (Neo Marxists) - Fails to consider wider power relations in society, who makes laws and who benefits from them
His mother for not eating all his veggies at dinner! Bad Merton!
12. What are some other criticisms of Merton?
Assumes that - gender consensus in US society, people don't deviate because of structural strain in society, most crime by u/c, crime is community response (ignores subcultures)
His dad - not becoming a paper boy to make own money and independance!
Assumes that - value consensus in US society, people only deviate because of structural strain in society, most crime by w/c, crime is individual response (ignores subcultures)
Ignores that - value consensus in US society, people only deviate because of structural strain in society, most crime by w/c, crime is individual response (ignores subcultures)
13. Who made strain theory?
Merton
Silph Co
Hirschi
Durkheim
14. What did Merton see the goal of society as?
Economic and material wealth above all else - Achieve these through hard work and educational achievement
Emotional and material wealth above all else - Achieve these through money and educational achievement
Harmony and equality above all else - Achieve these through talking and reconciliation
As 3 big hoops in the pitch that you throw the Quaffle into!
