Robert K. Merton's strain theory
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gptkb:philosophy
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structural functionalism
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causes of deviant behavior
relationship between social structure and deviance |
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sociology
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gptkb:community
deviance |
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gptkb:center
anomie cultural goals institutionalized means |
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Robert K. Merton's strain theory
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conformity
innovation revolutionary ritualism retreatism |
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criminology
sociological studies of deviance |
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Émile Durkheim's concept of anomie
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1938
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gptkb:Robert_K._Merton
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Social Structure and Anomie
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| gptkbp:requires |
society provides unequal means to achieve goals
society sets culturally approved goals |
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gptkb:General_Strain_Theory
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7
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