Anomic Crime in Post-Welfarist Societies: Cult of the Individual, Integration Patterns and Delinquency

Abstract: Post-Fordist economies come along with post-welfarist societies marked by intensified cultural individualism and increased structural inequalities. These conditions are commonly held to be conducive to relative deprivation and, thereby, anomic crime. At the same time, post-welfarist societies develop a new “balance of power” between institutions providing for welfare regulation, such as the family, the state and the (labour) market—and also the penal system. These institutions are generally expected to improve social integration, ensure conformity and thus reduce anomic crime. Combining both perspectives, we analyse the effects of moral individualism, social inequality, and different integration strategies on crime rates in contemporary societies through the lenses of anomie theory. To test our hypotheses, we draw on time-series cross-section data compiled from different data sources (OECD, UN, WHO, WDI) for twenty developed countries in the period 1970–2004, and run multip.... https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2765

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Anomic Crime in Post-Welfarist Societies: Cult of the Individual, Integration Patterns and Delinquency ; volume:2 ; number:2 ; day:02 ; month:11 ; year:2008 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 2, Heft 2 (02.11.2008)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sabine Frerichs ; Richard Münch ; Monika Sander

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/ijcv-2765
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070112274451025496
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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