Strain Theory - Functionalist approach
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- Strain Theory
- Where cannot achieve their goals throughout the legitimate methods therefore they turn to illegitimate methods.
- Robert Merton
- X - IGNORES NON UTILITARIAN CRIME AND GANG CRIME.
- Argues that people are expected to pursue the AMERICAN DREAM
- This is because it is said to be MERITOCRATIC where everyone has a chance based on ability and effort.
- X - IMPLIES THAT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME GOAL OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
- X - MERITOCRATIC ISNT REAL.
- This is because it is said to be MERITOCRATIC where everyone has a chance based on ability and effort.
- Those who cant achieve their goals then suffer STATUS FRUSTRATION which results in them turning to crime.
- There are 5 responses to crime:
- Conformity - Where individuals accept cultural approved goals
- Ritualism - individuals become accustomed to legitimate means.
- Innovation - where they accept goals but use illegitimate means to follow them.
- Rebellion - where they reject goals and desire to bring in REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
- Retreatism - individuals reject illegitimate and legitimate means and become drop outs.
- Conformity - Where individuals accept cultural approved goals
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