- Explain how the following quotation from the opening of Crash can be explained as a manifestation of Anomie Theory.
“In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass,” Graham (Don Cheadle) muses after a car crash. “It’s the sense of touch. I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something” - From a criminal justice perspective, which of the subplots had the strongest resonance for you?
- List two characters that are succumbing to Anomic Pressure and engaging in illegitimate means to achieve legitimate goals. Please explain the goal and means.(4)
- List two characters that are engaging in illegitimate activity without suffering from any Anomic pressure. Please explain the illegitimate activity and lack of anomic pressure. (4)
- Which character, in which situation, in your estimation maintained the most integrity when confronted with corruption? Explain your answer.
- How do you think Shaw and McKay would explain the “social disorganization” that the city of Los Angeles represents? Use two specific examples to apply to the theory.(4)
- Explain how differential association can explain how Lara in a time of crisis was able to think so quickly about her “invisible cloak”?(4)
a. What was frequent?
b. What was the duration?
c. Where does the intensity come from?
d. Where does the priority come from?
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