Essays Tagged: "Robert K. Merton"
Lord Scarman on Crime in Britain.
le suffer in society.Q2.What does Lord Scarman mean by the term 'alienation'? Compare this use with Robert Merton's discussion of 'anomie' found in Chapter 4, Reading 4.When Lord Scarman used the term ... sed the term 'alienation' to describe young black Britons at that time his beliefs mirrored that of Robert Merton theory of 'anomie' based on the deprivation they suffer. Merton based his theory on 'r ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Research definitions.
ose behaviors that will create those situations that will cause the predicted events to come about. Robert K. Merton developed this concept out of his interpretation of W. I. Thomas' "definition of th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Crime is a Social Construct.
in the deviant motivations of some of its members. This was the basis for Merton's Anomie theory. (Robert Merton 1957)Emile Durkheim saw crime and deviance as social factors and believed both of them ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Merton's Modes of Adaptation.
at least one example of how someone, perhaps someone in the criminal justice system, uses each mode.Robert K. Merton's "Social Structure and Anomie" (1938). People adapt in many different ways. Just a ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Limitations of theories of sociology of deviance
ensus and that a high level of social integration is required for society to function successfully .Merton's Anomie of Strain theory hypothesises that deviant behaviour is the result of a "disjunction ... ..legitimate means for achieving the goals" . Thus socially induced strain causes deviant behaviour.Merton argues that many people in the USA strive to achieve the "American dream" which recognises th ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
ANOMIE by Durkman to Strain theroy by Merton.
heory is called the strain theory. This paper will takes you through the day that it was written by Robert Merton in 1938 and the day it was transformed by Robert Agnew into the General Strain Theory ... nces pressured onto them by society. He defined anomie to mean "normlessness". Years later, in 1938 Robert Merton applied Durkheim's definition of anomie to modern industrial societies.Robert Merton w ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
What is functionalism?
criticism of Durkheim's work (or a development on his arguments) comes from the Neo-Functionalists. Merton agreed that crime came from the structure of society but he blamed this structure for why som ... to try and achieve the material goals, such as theft etc.This was partially criticised by Cohen for Merton's focus on the individual. He said that whole groups in society lacked the institutional mean ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Social Theorist's On The Sociology of Science
bt had overwhelming impact on way in which science has evolved and expanded over time. R. Merton or Robert Merton is considered as one of the founding fathers of sociology of science. Merton's special ... ology of knowledge was dominated by the so-called 'Mertonian Paradigm' (named after its instigator, Robert Merton). Merton believed in a argument, or believing in a rationalist way that you had to do ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
The Rise of White Collar Crime: A Theoretical Perspective
the perspective that it places on white collar criminals. The Anomie-Strain Theory was developed by Robert Merton. It basically states that crime occurs as a result of a discrepancy "between the goals ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Anomie and Strain Theory
ack of social regulation in modern societies as one manner that could elevate higher suicide rates. Robert Merton, a criminologist that applied Durkheim's definition of anomie to modern industrial soc ... c "modes of adaptation" to these strains (Akers, 2000, p. 144). Within the social psychology field, Robert Agnew identified three more major sources of strain in addition to those defined by Durkheim ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Merton's Five "Modes of Adaptation"
ConformityMerton recognizes conformity as the most common type of the five modes. During this mode, people str ... ss by the most pure conventional means available (Akers, 2000, p. 144).InnovationDuring innovation, Merton identifies a miniscule, but substantial change in the perspective of the people whose mode is ... in place of less promising conventional means in order to attain success (Akers, p. 144-5).RebellionMerton suggests that by the time people reach the mode of rebellion, they have completely rejected t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Crimes
ted States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position. Why, according to Robert K. Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, would this be the case? How woul ... me (to include more white-collar and corporate offenses) change the profile of the typical criminal?Robert Merton, Albert Colman, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson all agree that people of lower clas ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Social Deviance
ss caused by her social environment lead her to take an action toward deviance.Anomie is defined by Robert Merton as a state of confusion in which people are unable to functionally pursue socially acc ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Examine and Assess Strain and Subcultural theories of Crime
criminal behaviour.One of the most influential sociologists from the functionalist perspective was Robert Merton (1938). He studied young males in America and argued that everybody shares the same go ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
(Q1) Explain what you understand by the concept of Anomie?
nd produces a general state of anomie: lack of clarity, rootlessness, and personal disorientation#. Robert K. Merton extended Durkheim's ideas by showing that individuals intensify their anomie when t ... situation.# Whitney Pope, Durkheim's Suicide (Chicago University of Chicago Press, 1976), pp.914.# Robert K. Merton, Social Theory and Social Structure (New York: The Free Press, 1968), pp. 188-216.# ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Robert K Merton
Robert K. Merton Robert King Merton is an American sociologist who has revolutionised the way we thi ... The Sociology of Science: Theoretical & Empirical Investigations (University of Chicago Press).Robert Merton has been described as the last classical sociologist. His lifetime spans the end of th ... alcott Parsons, be of limited value."h Fourth, the Sociology of Science: But when all said and done Robert Merton remains a functionalist. This is demonstrated in his work on the 'scientific community ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton Robert King Merton is an American sociologist who has revolutionised the way we thi ... The Sociology of Science: Theoretical & Empirical Investigations (University of Chicago Press).Robert Merton has been described as the last classical sociologist. His lifetime spans the end of th ... alcott Parsons, be of limited value."h Fourth, the Sociology of Science: But when all said and done Robert Merton remains a functionalist. This is demonstrated in his work on the 'scientific community ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Organisation Behaviour Problems And Solutions(Case Study)
ommissioner is also to be blamed for the poor performance of his officers. 20th century sociologist Robert K.Merton's theory on self-fulfilling prophecy states, "The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in th ... ng prophecy will enable employees to perform at their optimal capacity for longer periods.ReferencesRobert K. Merton, Social Theory and Social Structure, Free Press, 1968, p.477P. Subba Rao, Personnel ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Gangs
poverty mediated by a variety of factors" (Brinker & Jarjoura & Triplett, 2002, p.159-187). Robert Merton (1938) argues in his Strain theory that crime is a result of the frustration, strain, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All
cting society from these same individuals. He compares his analogy with that of Richard K. Merton. "Robert K. Merton applied the notion of the functional analysis to explain the continuing though mali ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community