Merton, Robert K.
The Encyclopedia of Theoretical CriminologyPublished 26 March 2014
Rebecca D. Petersen
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Abstract
The eminent scholar of criminology Robert K. Merton (1910–2003) was associated with advancing the concepts of Emile Durkheim, especially anomie or “normlessness.” Merton's strain theory of crime situates crime within the cultural demands of US society for individual self‐betterment through hard work, education, and thrift, when the achievement of such goals by approved institutional means is not a reality in some people's lives.
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Social Sciences
Social Structure and Anomie
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