emphasis on success and weak emohasis on getting it via legit means
institutions put people down
9. Merson.... explain crime statistics
sometimes
does
doesn't
10. Conformity
reject legitimate means and goals ie. drug addicts
achieve means legitimately middle classed
give up trying to achieve goals but follow rules for own sake typical office workers
accept money as success but use theft or fraud to achieve it, pressure on those lower class
11. unable to achieve goals via socially legitimate goals
durkheim
is strain theories
cultural theories
12. the unequal class structure.... peoples attempts to reach goals so they achieve them legitimately
success
blocked
allowed
13. marxists argue that merton ignores
the power of the ruling class
the ruling class loves us
torture
14. Structural factors
societies unequal opportunity structure
the strong emphasis on success and weak emohasis on getting it via legit means
institutions put people down
15. Anomie according to Merton
is a strain or conflict
normlessness
normalness
16. Ruling class are challenged ie protest but crimilise those
show that they are posing threat not fair
not posing any threats
17. Merton there is a strain between the cultural that..... individuals to achieve and the..... structure of society alows them to achieve legitimately
Encourages + Institutional structure
legitimate opportinities and unlegitimate opportinities
Institutional structure + Encourages
fundermental + essential
18. Durkheim anomie and Merton .... be operationalised
cannot
can
19. Rebellion
individuals reject both goals and means ie. drug addicts
challenge existing goals and means create new ones ie. communism
go through legitimate means achieving goals
20. Innovation
reject existing values and goals replace them with new ones ie. communism
achieve means legitimately middle classed
accept money as success but use theft or fraud to achieve it, pressure on those lower class
reject legitimate means and goals ie. drug addicts