RICHARD A. CLOWARD
Sociological Theories of Deviance
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
UMD
OPPORTUNITY THEORY
I. MEANS AND GOALS ARE SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENT
- A. BLOCKED ACCESS TO GOALS MAY MEAN USE OF ILLEGITIMATE MEANS
- B. WHAT IF ILLEGITIMATE MEANS ARE BLOCKED?
- C. MUST HAVE ACCESS TO
- LEARNING STRUCTURES
- OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURES
II. COMBINES DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION THEORY (LEARNING THEORY)
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY
AND ANOMIE THEORY
TRIES TO SHOW HOW THE THREE LEAD TO TYPES OF RESPONSE
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MORE OFTEN INVOLVED IN COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR, THE RESPONSE IS ALSO COLLECTIVE
- A. CRIMINAL SUBCULTURE
- B. CONFLICT SUBCULTURE
- C. RETREATIST SUBCULTURE
HOW DOES ONE TRY TO FIX THE DELINQUENCY PROBLEM?
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS?
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