strengths of Merton

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  • Created on: 15-06-15 23:15
What does Merton show about the mainstream goal?
That it can create problems.
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Why was his theory more specific?
He looked at individuals and not groups.
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Why are the official stats good?
They show us why certain groups commit utilitarian crimes and that it is the working class who suffer.
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What does merton question?
The organic solidarity
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What does this questioning of the organic solidarity prove?
That not everyone is the same.
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Why was his theory more specific?

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He looked at individuals and not groups.

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Why are the official stats good?

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What does merton question?

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What does this questioning of the organic solidarity prove?

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