![]() Gottfredson Refining control balance theory, Charles R. Part V Social Control Theories: In defense of self-control, Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Part IV Social Learning and Neutralization Theories: Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities, Albert Bandura When being good is bad: an expansion of neutralization theory, Volkan Topalli. Part III Psychological Theories: An alternative psychology of criminal behavior, Julie Horney A sociocognitive analysis of substance abuse: an agentic perspective, Albert Bandura. Part II Biological and Biosocial Theories: A theory explaining biological correlates of criminality, Lee Ellis Behavior genetics and anomie/strain theory, Anthony Walsh. Gray A crying shame: the over-rationalized conception of man in the rational choice perspective, Willem de Haan and Jaco Vos. ![]() Contents: Introduction Part I Classical and Rational Choice Theories: Rational choice, deterrence, and theoretical integration, David A. Of particular note is the tendency toward integration of different perspectives, as described by editors, Henry and Lukas, in their original introduction to this volume. Because of this, the articles focus on theory rather than empirical research. The articles were selected based on their contributions to advancing the field, including ways in which the authors of each chapter understand the current theoretical tendencies of their respective approaches and how they envision the future of their theories. These sections include: 1: Classical and Rational Choice 2: Biological and Biosocial 3: Psychological 4: Social Learning and Neutralization 5: Social Control 6: Social Ecology, Sub-cultural and Cultural 7: Anomie and Strain 8: Conflict and Radical 9: Feminist and Gender 10: Critical Criminologies: Anarchist, Postmodernist, Peacemaking. The book is organized into ten sections, each representing the latest in the multi-disciplinary orientations representing a cross-section of contemporary criminological theory. "This volume contains recent and cutting-edge articles from leading criminological theorists. ![]() This paper presents these contemporary thinker’s views and in addition to that it presents a detailed discussion of their major studies published since 2000. In this regard, this paper focuses on the most relevant theories that are related to sources of strain including Robert Merton’s “structural strain theory,” Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld’s “institutional anomie” and Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin’s “differential opportunity theory. Further, we are also primarily interested in how the functionalist tradition has influenced contemporary works. Merton, by providing a brief historical discussion that highlights their contributions to deviance and crime research. In this regard, our aim is to carefully describe the contributions of important functionalist thinkers such as Emile Durkheim and Robert K. This paper focuses on and summarizes the functionalist perspective of deviance, the function of crimes, and how these perspectives have influenced the development of Durkheim’s work, anomie, for example.
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