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Warm Up : Tues, Sept 20

Warm Up : Tues, Sept 20 . Review: Explain the following theories: Strain Theory Differential Association Theory Labeling Theory. Conflict Theory and Deviance. Chapter 7; Section 4. Objective and DOL. Objective. DOL. SWBAT explain: the conflict view of deviance

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Warm Up : Tues, Sept 20

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  1. Warm Up: Tues, Sept20 • Review: • Explain the following theories: • Strain Theory • Differential Association Theory • Labeling Theory

  2. Conflict Theory and Deviance Chapter 7; Section 4

  3. Objective and DOL Objective DOL SWBAT explain: • the conflict view of deviance • the relationship between minorities, white-collar crime, and the judicial system • What is white collar crime? • Paragraph: Using the concept of victim discounting, explain why lower-class criminals are usually punished more severely than white-collar criminals for the same crime.

  4. Conflict Theory and Deviance • Review: what is conflict perspective of sociology? • Approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society • The conflict theory looks at deviance in terms of social inequality and power: The most powerful people in a society will determine who will be considered deviant. • Industrial society • Race, Ethnicity, Crime • White collar crime

  5. How a culture of industrial society defends itsself: • 1. Critics of society are considered deviant • How would this protect a culture? • 2. Those who do not work are considered deviant because society depends on a willing workforce. • 3. Those who threaten belongings of the rich are considered dev. • 4. People who show a lack of respect for authority (agitators on a job) or people who stage nonviolent protests are considered devaints. • Who would be an example of this? • 5. Certain activities encouraged: (ex) violent beh. In sports b/c it fosters competition, achievement, teamwork, and winning.

  6. Warm Up: 9/30 • What is deviance? • How does the conflict theory explain deviance? • Take out your homework from Thursday, (notes)

  7. Race, Ethnicity, Crime • Conflict Persp. Also looks at the relationships between race and the judicial system • African Americans and latinos are dealt with more harshly than whites • Arrest, indictment, conviction, sentences, parole • For same offense, A.A. and latinos more likely to be convicted and serve more time • AA=12% total pop. / 43% inmates under the death penalty. • An AA is 13x more likely to be convicted for killing a white person than the other way around. • ½ of all homicide victims are A.A. but majority of death row inmates are convicted for killing whites • What does this suggest?

  8. video • What does the lady in LA have to say about racism in America. • Write down the effects for African American male youth. • How could these have even bigger effects on African American males, deviant and non-deviant?

  9. White-Collar Crime • White Collar Crime- job-related crime committed by high-status people • (ex.) Insider trading, embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, toxic pollution, etc. Cost Of White Collar Crime • Costs of white collar crime 18x higher than street crime • 5x more americans killed from illegal working cond. than are murdered on the streets

  10. White-Collar Crime (cont) Cost Of White Collar Crime • Costs of white collar crime 18x higher than street crime • 5x more americans killed from illegal working cond. than are murdered on the streets Punishments • Probation granted to 61% fraud, 70% embezzlers • Less likely to be imprisoned • More likely to receive a shorter sentences in better prisons

  11. Videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEoYxQgYT2w 30- 2:30; 7:50-10:50http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCfGjpqnOI

  12. Why? • The conflict theory suggests several reasons for differences in the way minorities and whites are treated in the criminal justice system. • Minorities are less likely to have the economic resources to buy good legal services. • Society sees minority interests as less important than the interests of whites. • Victim Discounting – process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status. • If a victim is less valuable, the crime is less serious and the penalty is less severe.

  13. Do you agree?

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