01:920:222 Lecture 15: Problems with Strain Differential

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: 01:920:222
• Professor: Covington

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Does everyone stress the ends over the means: ex. Merton also has prob. w/ incomplete culture explain non-utilitarian crimes (ex. murder, aggravated assault, rape). criminal subcultures where crime is defined as prestigious. Merton cannot explain crime & delinquency in mc and uc. Merton is too utilitarian (involving crimes that make money). Merton is atomistic (treats criminals as isolated) and therefore does not allow for. Problems w/ cloward & ohlin: not explain delinquency in mc & uc (ex. retreatism, identify 3 specialized gangs, but gangs not that specialized in real life, problem w/ a middle class bias, ex.