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¶ … personal theory of crime causation at the start of the course.
I would attribute crime largely, although not totally to social conditioning / acculturation. I would also distinguish between serious and petty crime with serious crime more likely to issue from acculturation.
My reasons for saying so are due to the fact that our cultures prompt us to perceive the world and ethics in certain ways. There are some religious fundamentalist societies, for instance, that condone situations that other societies would condemn. A person growing up in an Islamic society may consider sainthood to be achieved by killing an enemy or by treating women in a certain way. Contemporary Western society would consider this a crime. Extreme Orthodox Judaism also practices violence as do Religious Zionists; their upbringing condones this. Shii'ism and the Jamaat-I-Islami are two of the foremost Islamic fundamentalism groups in South Asia who focus on nationalistic aims using their religion to power their struggle. They see assassination as nationalism -- heroic and commendable. Others call it terrorism.
Similarly, we have societies that see drugs as ways of gaining closeness to a spirit of bliss and sanctity, and other societies that see manhood as...
At one time, for instance, colonialism (or imperialism) was seen as a virtue: Western nations benefitted the victims by 'educating 'them and teaching them Christ's way in life. The West affirmed that they were superior to these pagan primitives; that they knew what was best for them; and that they were helping them develop their country. Today, such colonialization may be seen as theft namely crime.
Racism, or sexual harassment, too is a crime today. These concepts did not exist in the '50s where the Ku Klux Khan could be more overt in their massacres and escape with little if no reaction.
The Hitlerian society -- the Third Reich -- saw it as imperative and constructive to rid their society of deviant forces. Communism believed it was ushering in a new world -- one much better than the former. They believed their villainous acts were reasonable. Nixon excused his betrayal as one that was necessary for the American nation, and many people excused Clinton's infidelity. Yet, in other perspectives, these are seen as crimes. Crime, therefore, is caused by enculturation in a certain society that sees 'crime' in a certain way. Its…
I am aware that my theory of deviance as social construction is similar to that of Foucault. I also know that there is one theory of crime (gang crime) that attributes crime to the micro environment. I know that I will learn new perspectives -- and that there are many -- within the coming weeks.
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Almond, G.A., Appleby, R.S., & Sivan, A. (2003). Strong religion: The rise of fundamentalisms around the world. Chicago: The Univ. Of Chicago Press.
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