This sixth volume "Advances in Criminological Theory "is
testimony to a resurgent interest in anomie-strain theory, which
began in the mid-1980s and continues unabated into the 1990s.
Contributors focus on the new body of empirical research and
theorizing that has been added to the anomie tradition that extends
from Durkheim to Merton. The first section is a major, 75-page
statement by Robert K. Merton, examining the development of the
anomie-and-opportunity-struc-ture paradigm and its significance to
criminology.
"The Legacy of Anomie Theory "assesses the theory's continuing
usefulness, explains the relevance of Merton's concept of
goals/means disparity as a psychological mechanism in the
explanation of delinquency, and compares strain theory with social
control theory. A macrosociological theoretical formulation
is used to explain the association between societal development
and crime rates. In other chapters, anomie is used to explain
white-collar crime and to explore the symbiotic relationship
between Chinese gangs and adult criminal organizations within the
cultural, economic, and political context of the American-Chinese
community.
Contributors include: David F. Greenberg, Sir Leon Radzinowicz,
Richard Rosenfeld, Steven F. Messner, David Weisburd, Ellen Chayet,
Ko-lin Chin, Jeffrey Pagan, John P. Hoffmann, Timothy Ireland, S.
George Vincent-nathan, Michael J. Lynch, W. Byron Groves, C. Ray
Jeffery, Gilbert Geis, Thomas J. Bernard, Nikos Passas, Robert
Agnew, Gary F. Jensen, Deborah V. Cohen, Elin Waring, and Bonnie
Berry. "The Legacy of Anomie Theory \s "important for
criminologists, sociologists, psychologists, and other
professionals seeking to understand crime and violence in
culture.
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