Multiple Choice
Which of the following theories can best account for crime among kids from wealthy families?
A) Merton's classic strain theory.
B) Cohen's status frustration theory.
C) Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional-anomie theory.
D) Agnew's general strain theory.
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Q18: How is Cohen's use of strain theory
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Q20: What is the concept that Agnew uses
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Q23: Drawing on Agnew's general strain theory, list
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