Crossword 4

2. The name of Cohen’s theory influenced by Merton: ____ ____
4. Accepting culturally-defined goals AND the institutional means
6. The theorist who developed general strain theory: Robert ____
8. According to Cloward & Ohlin’s opportunity theory, response to economic strain varies by access to ____ ____ to earn money.
11. The cultural ideal that anyone can achieve material success, regardless of background or socioeconomic status
15. Breakdown in social norms caused by excessive emphasis on economic success
16. People who choose this mode of adaptation seek to reform the system by creating their own goals and means.
17. Anomie and deviance are mutually ____.
18. On Tuesday's class, I read a letter by ____ ____.

1. The only criminal adaptation to strain
3. Merton’s anomie theory can only explain ____ crimes.
5. America’s national bird
7. Pressure produced by the disconnect between cultural expectations and what society makes possible, according to Merton
9. The negative emotion most likely to lead to criminal behavior, according to Agnew
10. The mode of adaptation that involves withdrawing from society
12. According to Agnew, strain has an ____ effect on crime.
13. The institutional-anomie theory is a ____-level theory as it seeks to explain why US has a higher rate of serious crime than other developed nations.
14. The process of using thoughts and behaviors to manage stressful situations
17. The mode of adaptation that involves rejecting culturally-defined goals but accepting the institutional means