The Sociological Perspective (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Durkheim's term for normlessness in society
Durkheim's term for normlessness in society
Anomie
Merton: Strain between cultural goals & means causes?
Merton: Strain between cultural goals & means causes?
Crime and deviance
Merton's adaptation: accept goals, reject means
Merton's adaptation: accept goals, reject means
Innovation
Cohen: working-class boys' frustration from school failure
Cohen: working-class boys' frustration from school failure
Status frustration
Cloward & Ohlin: 3 subculture types
Cloward & Ohlin: 3 subculture types
Criminal, conflict, retreatist
Miller: working-class values leading to crime
Miller: working-class values leading to crime
Focal concerns
Lemert: deviant acts not yet labelled
Lemert: deviant acts not yet labelled
Primary deviance
Lemert: deviance from societal reaction to labels
Lemert: deviance from societal reaction to labels
Secondary deviance
Label that becomes main way others see someone
Label that becomes main way others see someone
Master status
Process where labelling creates more deviance
Process where labelling creates more deviance
Deviancy amplification spiral
S. Cohen: exaggerated media fear about deviance
S. Cohen: exaggerated media fear about deviance
Moral panic
Marxism: Capitalism's exploitative nature causes crime
Marxism: Capitalism's exploitative nature causes crime
Criminogenic
Crimes by corporations (health & safety violations)
Crimes by corporations (health & safety violations)
Corporate crime
Althusser: law serves capitalist interests
Althusser: law serves capitalist interests
Ideological state apparatus
Left realism: feeling deprived relative to others
Left realism: feeling deprived relative to others
Relative deprivation