Merton's Strain Theory

Question 1

5 features

Answer 1

1.conformity =achieve the goals

2. Innovation = wants to achieve goals through non legal means
3. Ritualism = given up on achieving the goals through their own faults as they had the means to do so
4. Retreatism = people who reject both goals and means
5. Rebellion = from their goals means to create new socitey

Question 2

Evaluation - merton’s Strain Theory

Answer 2

Marxists say it ignores all of the laws that crimnlaise poor people

It only explains monetary crime and not violent crime