by kdkasi | Dec 12, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
Labeling theory view deviance from symbolic interaction and conflict perspective. Theory suggest that, people tend to act and behave as they are labeled by other people. When an individual in the society is labelled as criminal, it compels him to commit more crimes....
by kdkasi | Dec 12, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
As differential association theory explains how environment or social setting can influence an individual to commit crimes. Deterrence theory provides a broader picture of deviance, which suggests that, an individual’s commit crime after evaluating benefits and...
by kdkasi | Dec 11, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
Edwin Sutherland developed the theory “differential association” in 1938. This theory view crime from symbolic interaction perspective. This theory is studied in the discipline of sociology and criminology. It states that criminal behavior is learned through social...
by kdkasi | Dec 11, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
Deviance from conflict perspective can be explain by breaking up the theories of Karl Marx. Those who follow the work of Karl Marx concerning criminology are known as Marxist criminologist. The crux of Karl Marx theory is that, society is evolving continuously and...
by kdkasi | Dec 4, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
Another Structural functional school of thought theory of crime is collective efficacy theory. Strain theory explains why some people are more likely to commit crimes than others. Whereas, collective efficacy theory explains why some neighborhoods have more crime rate...
by kdkasi | Dec 4, 2017 | Deviance and Social Control
Strain theory was developed by Robert king Merton in 1957, which states that, social structure of society compel an individual to commit crime. When an individual in a society cannot achieve culturally approved goal via culturally approved ways, it can be stressful...
