Two ways the media may contribute to an increase in crime
The media can portray role models with glamorous lifestyles and exaggerate the reporting of events, according to the item in […]
Crime and Deviance
strain theory
Demography, Families and Households
Why are Americans Dying Younger?
Life Expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the last three years in a row, which is yet further supporting
Crime and Deviance
Consensus Theories of Crime -Functionalist and Strain Theories: Summary Version
Introduction/ The basics Durkheim’s Functionalist Theory Hirschi’s Social Control/ Bonds of Attachment Theory Merton’s Strain Theory Institutional Anomie Theory (IAT)
Crime and Deviance
Merton’s Strain Theory of Deviance
Crime is a result of a ‘strain’ between legitimate goals and lack of opportunities to achieve those goals.