American Dream: values money success and material wealth, legitimate means (hard work, self discipline, qualifications)
Disadvantaged Groups: denied legitimate opportunities due to poverty, discrimination, inadequate schooling
Strain between cultural goal of money success and lack of legitimate means
Strain to Anomie: strain between goals and lack of means = illegitimate means
Explanation of crime patterns: most crime is property crime by lower classes - they have less opportunity to achieve means legally/legitimately
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