Crossword 4

4. The negative emotion most likely to lead to criminal behavior, according to Agnew
5. 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.
6. Merton’s anomie theory can only explain ____ crimes.
10. People who choose this mode of adaptation seek to reform the system by creating their own goals and means.
11. The name of Cohen’s theory influenced by Merton: ____ ____
15. Breakdown in social norms caused by excessive emphasis on economic success
16. The cultural ideal that anyone can achieve material success, regardless of background or socioeconomic status
17. The theorist who developed general strain theory: Robert ____

1. According to Cloward & Ohlin’s opportunity theory, response to economic strain varies by access to ____ ____ to earn money.
2. Accepting culturally-defined goals AND the institutional means
3. The only criminal adaptation to strain
7. The mode of adaptation that involves rejecting culturally-defined goals but accepting the institutional means
8. According to Agnew, strain has an ____ effect on crime.
9. America’s national bird
10. Anomie and deviance are mutually ____.
12. Pressure produced by the disconnect between cultural expectations and what society makes possible, according to Merton
13. The process of using thoughts and behaviors to manage stressful situations
14. The mode of adaptation that involves withdrawing from society