Social stratification and life chances: An interactive learning strategy for criminal justice classes

Autor:	Catherine L. Coghlan, Denise W. Huggins
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Status quo media_common.quotation_subject Life chances Criminology Social class Social stratification Education Social position Social inequality Upper class Sociology Law Social psychology media_common Criminal justice
Zdroj:	Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 15:413-428
ISSN:	1745-9117 1051-1253
DOI:	10.1080/10511250400086051
Popis:	Social class is an important issue that must be taken into consideration when examining crime and criminal behavior in the United States. Social class is often viewed as a critical factor that influences the motivation to commit criminal activities. This article describes an interactive exercise that helps students better understand how social class may influence deviant and/or criminal behavior as a response to wanting to maintain status quo (particularly those in middle to upper class levels), economic hardships (that may occur at various class levels), the lack of social power, income inequality, or the lack of resources.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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