CRIM 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: General Strain Theory, Social Learning Theory, Juvenile Delinquency
22 Sep 2016
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Tutorial 2: anomie strain theory part ii. 5. identify who came up with these terms. Identify who talked about the criminal subculture, the conflict subculture and the retreatist subculture and know they these three subcultures are related to anomie strain theory. Merton"s anomie theory was too specific to american society and its quest for the american dream. Not all cultures and societies necessarily had the same aspirations for consumerism, acquisition and social advancement. Too much focus on urban slums and lower class youth, ignoring or failing to offer explanations of crime for middle and upper class. Questioned whether lower class youth necessarily subscribed to the american dream of acquisition and social advancement, actually rejected middle class values. Psychology and social learning theory is blended with anomie strain theory. Generated a new, social psychological approach to juvenile delinquency. The social learning theory agnew employs in his general strain theory involves a combination of edwin.
