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Unique explanation of crime and delinquency
In contrast to control and learning theories
Focuses explicitly on negative treatment
Only major theory of crime and delinquency to focus on the role of negative emotions.
Based on Robert
Merton's Strain Theory (Merton’s theory was limited by the causes of strain)
Developed in 1992 by Robert Agnew
Agnew added other potential sources of strain.
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General strain theory centers on strain as a social psychological variable, as opposed to a social structural one
Experience of strain/ stress tend to form emotions such as anger, frustration, depression, and despair.
Merton's Theory and Agnew's Theory
Agnew's Theory
Merton's Theory
Strengths
Weaknesses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxn_Ki5g1YQ
00:40-01:38
Kinds of Strain
Objective Strains-Events or conditions that are disliked by most members of a given group.
Subjective Strains-Events or conditions that are disliked by the people who are experiencing (or have experienced) them.
Why Coping Matters