is a sub-field of crime opportunity theory that focuses on situations of crimes. It has been developed by Marcus Felson and Lawrence E. Cohen,
The premise of routine activity theory is that crime is relatively unaffected by social causes such as poverty, inequality, and unemployment. For instance, after World War II, the economy of Western countries was booming and the Welfare states were expanding. Despite this, crime rose significantly during this time. According to Felson and Cohen, the reason for the increase is that the prosperity of contemporary society offers more opportunities for crime to occur; there is much more to steal.
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Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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social interaction
the process by which people act and react in relation to others
status
a social position a person holds
status set
all the statuses a person holds at a given time
ascribed status
a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
achieved status
a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort
master status
a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life
role
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
role set
a number of roles attached to a single status
role conflict
conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
role strain
tension among the roles connected to a single status
social construction of reality
the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction
Thomas theorem
W.I. Thomas's claim that situations defined as real are real in their consequences
ethnomethodology
Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
dramaturgical analysis
Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical perfomance
presentation of self
Erving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impression in the minds of others
nonverbal communication
communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
personal space
the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
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