Sociological theories on crime: comparative analysis of three complementary theories
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2017v38n2p215Keywords:
Crime, Sociology of crime, Theory of differential association, Theory of self-control, Anomie theory.Abstract
The article makes a comparative analysis of three sociological theories on crime: Edwin H. Sutherland's Theory of Differential Association (or Social Learning), Michael R. Gottfredson's and Travis Rirch's Theory of Self-Control, and the Anomie (or strain) Theory by Robert K. Merton. Our analysis shows that these three theories can be understood as convergent and complementary. We conclude by pointing out that, among so many sociological theories of crime, these three can be used for sociological analysis, so that one fills the gaps of the other. Thus, we do not need new sociological theories of crime, but rather a use of theories that complement and explain transversally the phenomena of crime.Downloads
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