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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Merton’s Strain Theory with Cloward/Ohlin’s Differential Opportunity Theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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attempt to decrease crime and help both criminals and victims the field of criminology is always moving forward and creating new ways of looking at problems, while also hanging on
to valid theories from the past. The following paper compares and contrasts Mertons Strain Theory with Cloward/Ohlins Differential Opportunity Theory. Mertons Strain Theory and Cloward/Ohlins Differential Opportunity Theory Mertons
theory, also often referred to as the Anomie Theory, the claim is made that biology cannot account for variations from one society to the next in the nature and extent
of deviance" (Robert Merton: Anomie Theory, 2010). It seems that his real interest was in why there were different rates of deviancy in various cultures or subcultures, as opposed to
being interested in why people deviate. Through his examinations of deviancy he assessed that "Crime is the result of lack of opportunity,
in particular economic opportunity" and when this is coupled with the fact that so much success is expected from people in society some people deviate from the norm (Chapter 3:
The Criminology of Computer Crime, 2010). When this happens there is obviously a sense of stress or strain because some people do not have the ability to achieve the level
of success that society all but demands. In essence, people are not considered successful unless they are well off financially and for some people not having that financial success leads
them to a life of crime, especially perhaps if they are impoverished and from inner cities. Merton also indicates that people have
5 ways in which they can adapt to their reality: conformity, ritualism, innovation, retreatism, and rebellion. As could be imagined each adaptation becomes less conforming and with rebellion comes the
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