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| State of normlessness or norm confusion within a society. |
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| Aspirations and Expectations |
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| Aspirations refer to what one hopes to achieve in life. Expectations refer to what the individual believes is realistic. The greater the difference between the two the more likely strain becomes. |
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| This theory looks at status as opposed to material gain. Juveniles are measured against the standard of middle class. Lower class kids are in a sense deprived which leads to frustration which leads to criminal acts. |
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| The conflict group that values toughness, fighting and respect. |
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| The belief that a government can provide social welfare programs to protect vulnerable members of society from market forces. |
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| This view says that although one may be denied legitimate opportunity, that does not mean that one has access to illegitimate opportunity. |
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| What are the 3 groups under differential opportunity? |
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1. Criminal- lack of legitimate means has been replaced by illegitimate means.
2. Conflict- few legitimate and illegitimate opportunities.
3. Retreatist- cannot fight well of profit from their crimes. they are double failures. |
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| Agnew's General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency |
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| Criminal and deviant acts are one possible adaptation to stress. |
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| What are 3 types of deviance-producing strain? |
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1. Failure to achieve positively valued goals.
2. Removal of positively valued stimuli.
3. Confrontation w/ negative stimuli. |
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| Looks at American society and what happens when an individual realizes that not everyone can achieve the American dream of equal opportunity for economic success. |
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| What are Merton's 5 groups of people? |
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1. Conformist: accepts goals of society and means for achieving them.
2. Innovator: accepts goals of society but rejects means of getting there.
3. Rebellion: rejects both goals and means of society and wants to replace them with new goals and means.
4. Retreatist: gives up both goals and means and withdraws from society.
5. Ritualist: rejects the goals but accepts the means |
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