CJ 506-Cultural Transmission/Social Learning Theory
Cultural Transmission/Social Learning Theory 11. Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency, Gresham M. Sykes, David Matza12. The Influence of Situational Ethics on Cheating Among College Students, Donald L. McCabeOpportunity Theory13. Social Structure and Anomie, Robert K. Merton14. Homeboys, Dope Fiends, Legits, and New Jacks, John M. Hagedorn 1. Discuss the five techniques of neutralization according to Sykes and Matza, including examples for each type. Are these techniques ever recognized by the legal system as justifications of behavior?2. Summarize McCabe’s findings on the use of techniques of neutralization among cheating college students. Which were the most- and least-frequently used of the five types.3. Discus Merton’s anomie theory of deviance, including the primary cultural goal in America; the conflict between cultural goals and institutionalized means for achieving goals; and the five spe3cific adaptations to anomie, with examples.
