Crime and the American Dream (The Wadsworth Series in Criminological Theory)
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Crime and the American Dream (The Wadsworth Series in Criminological Theory)
The foundation of this book is institutional anomie theory, an offshoot of strain theory. It explores why America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributes to the country's high rates of violent crime.
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