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General Strain Theory

By: Allen W. Wong
In: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Edited by: Craig J. Forsyth & Heith Copes
Subject:Psychopathology, Crime & Deviance (general)
Keywords:crime; crime and deviance; criminals; deviance; stimuli; strain theory; stressors

Similar to its predecessors in the strain tradition, Robert Agnew's general strain theory posits that crime and deviance are caused primarily by goal blockage. Goal blockage is a concept that describes the dynamics involved when an individual is denied legitimate ways ...

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  Wong, A. (2014). General strain theory. In C. J. Forsyth, & H. Copes (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social deviance (Vol. 1, pp. 303-305). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483340470.n125
  
  Wong, Allen W. "General Strain Theory." In Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, edited by Forsyth, Craig J., and Heith Copes, 303-5. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483340470.n125.
  
  Wong, A. 2014. General Strain Theory. In: Craig J. Forsyth and Heith Copes Editors, 2014. Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 303-305 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483340470.n125> [Accessed 14 Aug 2022].
  
  Wong, Allen W. "General Strain Theory." Encyclopedia of Social Deviance. Edited by Craig J. Forsyth and Heith Copes. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 303-5. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483340470.n125.
  
  Wong, Allen W. (2014). General strain theory In: Forsyth, Craig J., and Heith Copes (Eds.),General strain theory Encyclopedia of social deviance Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014:303-305. doi:10.4135/9781483340470.n125
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