• Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory

  • Feb 14 2023
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Podcast

Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory

  • Summary

  • Strain Theory explains criminal behavior as an illegal response to stress from society. The theorist Robert Merton originally designed the theory to describe crimes with financial motives, but as you will hear in our discussion, we believe it is applicable to many other forms of crime including torture and homicide.

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