merton’s strain theory

Cards (4)

  • If the issue is that some people lack opportunities to achieve the main goals of making money, then the eastest way to tackle this is to:
  • Tackling poverty
    1. Improve welfare benefits
    2. Increase wages
    3. Improve job security
  • Tackling poverty
    Reduces crime by giving everyone a more equal chance of achieving success by legal means
  • Evidence shows that anti-poverty policies have a positive effect - countries that spend more money on welfare, jail fewer people. Countries with greater inequality have higher crime rates.