Miller argued that a set of focal concerns of the lower class characterizes this socioeconomic group. ... Miller contended that the lower class has a distinctive culture of its own. Its focal concers, or values, make lower class boys more likely to become involved in delinquent behavior. ... Cohen's theory of lower-class youths derived from Merton's work as well as that of others, contends that lower class youths have middle class values, but their inability to attain them causes them to invert these values and become involved in negative, malicious behavior. Cloward and Ohlin ar...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This essay analyzes the murder committed by Joseph Hall and maintains that General Strain Theory holds utmost significance in assessing the crime. Through the sourcing of first-hand confessions and excerpts from academic materials, the motivations behind the killings shall be explained in detail and resonate with the chosen criminology theory. On May 1, 2011, Hall killed his father with his own gun whilst he was sleeping. Hall grew up in an abusive environment and was known for his violent behavior (Wallace, 2013). Agnew's (1992) Theory is based on the idea that 'when people are tr...

• Word Count: 2185
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They derived at a theory called "culture conflict" which suggest the different values and different views between different social groups in a society on what is acceptable behavior is what causes crime ( Sellin, 1964). ... Culture conflict in a society can be derived from six different propositions (Turk, 1969). ... The final principle of symbolic interactionism says that social action derives from meaningful communication ...

• Word Count: 5291
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Essayist Hanna Chiou derives that since the damage caused by a juvenile is the same as the damage caused by an adult they should face the same consequences. ... Sean was known to carry a Satanic Bible to class, drink his own blood, and using his blood, he once wrote, "I renounce God. ...

• Word Count: 2096
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rules or guidelines are inherently part of that structure and careful parental supervision is essential to the derivation and implementation of those rules. ... First, this theory assumes that all behavior that is not genetically derived is learned behavior. ...

• Word Count: 8199
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate