strain theory Flashcards

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why does crime happen, strain theory + AO3

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  • the result of strain between cultural and structural factors
  • cultural goal is to achieve wealth and status
  • american dream, american society is meritocratic
  • american culture puts more emphasis on achieving cultural goals than the means of achieving them
  • WC cant achieve it through legitimate means
  • restricted by social structures, causing a strain to anomie
  • 5 adaptations to strain

focuses only on utilitarian crime, fails to explain crime such as vandalism
ignores collective deviance as a result of subcultural norms

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