Durkheim And Microside Anomie: The Strain Theory

According to Agnew & Passas (1997), the Strain theory was established from Durkheim and Merton and out of the theory of anomie, which is the privation of typical moral or collective standards. Durkheim main focused was the declined of societal and the strain that occasioned on an individual level. Merton focused on the cultural disproportion that occurs between the norms and goals of the society. Anomie was divided into two categories; macroside and microside. Macroside anomie focused on the powerlessness offset limits of goals that regulate individual conduct in society. Microside anomie which is known as strain theory focused on explanations behind the increased possibilities of deviance that stemmed from the breakdown of society. According