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Motivational Theories I
There are two main explanations for deviance: MOTIVATIONAL and CONTROL THEORIES.
There are three variants of motivational theories:
(1) STRAIN THEORIES
Durkheim’s Functional Analysis of Punishment
Figure 1: “The Common Sense View”.
Cause
(Independent Variable)
Function
(Dependent Variable)
X YCollectivesentiments,values
Punishment
Durkheim’s Functional Analysis of Punishment
Figure 2: “Durkheim’s Non-Obvious Theory”.
Cause
(Independent Variable)
Function
(Dependent Variable)
X YCollectivesentiments,values
Punishment
Explanations for Crime and Punishment Revisited.
The Conservative Argument
The Liberal Argument
The Radical Argument (Labelling Theory)
The Individual/Social Psychological Level
The Organizational Level
Merton’s Typology of Individual Adaptation
1. Conformity
2. Innovation
3. Ritualism
4. Retreatism
5. Rebellion
Cultural Goals
Institutionalized Means
+ +
+ -
+-
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+/- +/-
Key: + Signifies acceptance, - signifies rejection, +/- signifies rejection of prevailing values and substitution of new values.
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