Criminology Last Reaction Paper 
Reaction Paper Ch. 6-7
As reading chapters six and seven, I learned a lot of new information. The topics that stood out the most to me were the social structure theories, social disorganization theory, strain theories, cultural deviance theories, and socialization and crime. The Social structure theories is the idea that kids that are brought up in poorer communities are more likely to commit crimes than kids that are wealthier. Most social structure theorists challenge those people that suggest crime has to do with personal trait and choice. They say that it has to do with the environment that they are brought up in. It is important that social forces are operating in poorer communities so that they can control and influence behavior. Social structure theories have three independent branches. The first is social disorganization theory; this focuses on the circumstances within urban environment that effect crime rates. An area that is disorganized is one that institutes social control. This shows that a person’s location is considerable to the likelihood of them committing crimes. A strain theory is the idea that people share similar values and goals. Since the lower class fails to achieve like the upper class they than start to feel socially humored or economically humor (the poor) might feel like they have to humiliate others. Between the poor and the rich, an atmosphere of jealousy is formed that leads to violence. The people that feel like they are deprived because of their race tend to have a sense of injustice. The less fortune than tend to distrust society, and the built up anger than slowly leads to violence and crime. Cultural deviance theory, the last theory of the three, syndicates elements of both strain and social disorganization. Because the lower class lifestyle is draining and frustrating, they create an independent culture with their own set of rules and values. There are two separate groups under the cultural deviance theory. The first
As reading chapters six and seven, I learned a lot of new information. The topics that stood out the most to me were the social structure theories, social disorganization theory, strain theories, cultural deviance theories, and socialization and crime. The Social structure theories is the idea that kids that are brought up in poorer communities are more likely to commit crimes than kids that are wealthier. Most social structure theorists challenge those people that suggest crime has to do with personal trait and choice. They say that it has to do with the environment that they are brought up in. It is important that social forces are operating in poorer communities so that they can control and influence behavior. Social structure theories have three independent branches. The first is social disorganization theory; this focuses on the circumstances within urban environment that effect crime rates. An area that is disorganized is one that institutes social control. This shows that a person’s location is considerable to the likelihood of them committing crimes. A strain theory is the idea that people share similar values and goals. Since the lower class fails to achieve like the upper class they than start to feel socially humored or economically humor (the poor) might feel like they have to humiliate others. Between the poor and the rich, an atmosphere of jealousy is formed that leads to violence. The people that feel like they are deprived because of their race tend to have a sense of injustice. The less fortune than tend to distrust society, and the built up anger than slowly leads to violence and crime. Cultural deviance theory, the last theory of the three, syndicates elements of both strain and social disorganization. Because the lower class lifestyle is draining and frustrating, they create an independent culture with their own set of rules and values. There are two separate groups under the cultural deviance theory. The first