sep 4, 1938 - Strain Theory 1 - Merton

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- Society claims that hard work is all you need to achieve the American dream, but the actual inequalities in the social structure distributes resources unfairly.
- Explains lower class deviance through this idea that they expect to be able to achieve material success and then commit crime out of the frustration that they cannot realize their goals.

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