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Conflict Theory and Deviance

Conflict Theory and Deviance. Chapter 7 Section 4. Deviance in Industrial Society. Ways in which a culture defends itself against deviants: Critics of industrial society are considered deviants because their beliefs challenged. Require willing work force, Don’t work=Deviance

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Conflict Theory and Deviance

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  1. Conflict Theory and Deviance Chapter 7 Section 4

  2. Deviance in Industrial Society • Ways in which a culture defends itself against deviants: • Critics of industrial society are considered deviants because their beliefs challenged. • Require willing work force, Don’t work=Deviance • Threaten private property. • Show lack of respect for authority. • Some behaviors acceptable-violence in sports.

  3. Race, Ethnicity, and Crime • Supporters of Conflict perspective believe that minorities receive unequal treatment in justice system. • African Americans: 12% of population= 43 percent of inmates on death row. • Why? • Legal representation not equal, lack of funds. • Even for same crime Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be convicted. • Crimes against whites = worse punishments. • Victim discounting: process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status.

  4. White-Collar Crime • White-Collar Crime: is any crime committed by high-status people. • Examples: Price Fixing, insider trading, embezzlement, bribery, and tax evasion. • Costs: • 18x’s higher than street crime • 1/3 of work related deaths • 5x’s more killed with illegal work conditions than murder. • Punishments: • less harsh • sentences usually deal with probation • less likely to be put into prison.

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