CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: General Strain Theory, Differential Association, Drug Culture
10 Sep 2016
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Anomie strain theory is one of the most well known and most durable sociological explanations of crime and deviance. Emile durkheim derived the term anomie from the greek word anomia: anomia: a state of social disorder in which the social norms or standards of conduct were weakened or non-existent. Durkheim first introduced his concept of anomie in his 1893 book, the division of labor in society. Not until suicide: a study in sociology, that durkheim used anomie extensively: anomie: a social condition of lawlessness, normlessness and unregulated choice that led certain. Robert merton and strain theory individuals to commit wheat he referred to as anomic suicide. Robert merton borrowed durkheim"s concept of anomie and applied it to american society. Merton argued that american society was itself criminogenic and the main source of anomie: criminogenic: crime-causing. Merton"s theory became known to as strain theory: disjunction between the cultural goals and the institutional means produced a strain toward anomie and deviant behavior.
