Emile Durkheim & Crime

The Normality of Crime


THE RULES OF SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS

"THE NORMAL AND THE PATHOLOGICAL"
  1. CRIME IS NORMAL
  2. WHY IS IT NORMAL?
  3. COLLECTIVE TYPE
    IDEAL TYPE
    DEVIATION FROM THE NORM
    Q: WHAT CONFERS CHARACTER OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL?
    A: COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE

  4. CRIME IS NECESSARY
    CRIME IS USEFUL




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