- What is the Sociological imagination?
-”The sociological imagination is simply a “quality of mind” that allows one to grasp “history and biography and the relations between the two within society.”
-”The sociological imagination is the practice of being able to “think ourselves away” from the familiar routines of our daily lives to look at them with fresh, critical eyes.”
- How does a sociological perspective differ from rational choice and biological/psychological theories of crime?
A sociological perspective differs from rational choice because it looks more at the societal conditions around a crime.
- The textbook identifies 3 different classifications of sociological perspectives. What are they?
- Social Structure
- Social Process
- Social Reaction
- What are the main characteristics of social structural theories of crime?
- Macros theories, linking the key troubles of individuals to their social structural origin
- Crime is a product of characteristics of society
- Focus of theories is on crime (done by people lower in society)
- Social structure theories most popular in 1950’s
