1. Applying strain and anomie theories to crime and delinquency
The American dream, crazily sought after, and rarely achieved, as some theorists would say. ... The strain theory recognizes the position we are in and explains why some people are not capable of reaching that golden dream. The dreams are jammed in the heads of so many people, but they lack the means of attaining them successfully and/or legally. ... The American dream means that anyone can make it big. ... This strain is produced by the disjuncture between society's dream of equality and success for all and the actual inequality in the distribution of opportunities to realize that dr...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate