Many of the typical strain factors including lower socioeconomic status, environments, peer groups, and the realization that the “American Dream” is unattainable, they will increase their dependence on criminal activity, drugs and alcohol use to retreat from society’s goals and norms.
DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND LEARNING THEORY Goode (2011:35-36) discusses Edwin Sutherland’s Differential Association and Learning Theory, uncovered that crime is not considered the same among groups within society and to also uncover the reason why certain people get involved in crime more often. Goode (2011:35-36) also talks about the Learning Theory as being taught by someone close to them and typically happens in a face-to-face atmosphere. Based on these …show more content…
Drinking alcohol is viewed as acceptable as long as people stay within what society’s rules and regulations. The positivists know that alcoholism is real; it happens and is caused by many factors which include biological, psychological and sociological. The two positivists theories, the Anomie or Strain theory and the Disassociation and Learning Theory supports the fact that people who do not reach their goals have more of a tendency to become addicted to illicit drugs and alcohol as well as be labeled as deviant due to their alcoholism. Disassociation theory supports that alcoholism is a learned behavior and Strain theory supports that people turn to alcohol due to not living the “American Dream”. Because of the alcohol consumption many deviant and criminal acts are executed like sexual assault, assault and battery, criminal behaviors like theft and others. Gass states (2010:33) “Close to 97,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape, and nearly 700,000 students are assaulted by another student who is intoxicated”. People with alcoholism are unable to meet goals, have poor self esteem, and are too weak to meet society’s norms and therefore are considered
DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND LEARNING THEORY Goode (2011:35-36) discusses Edwin Sutherland’s Differential Association and Learning Theory, uncovered that crime is not considered the same among groups within society and to also uncover the reason why certain people get involved in crime more often. Goode (2011:35-36) also talks about the Learning Theory as being taught by someone close to them and typically happens in a face-to-face atmosphere. Based on these …show more content…
Drinking alcohol is viewed as acceptable as long as people stay within what society’s rules and regulations. The positivists know that alcoholism is real; it happens and is caused by many factors which include biological, psychological and sociological. The two positivists theories, the Anomie or Strain theory and the Disassociation and Learning Theory supports the fact that people who do not reach their goals have more of a tendency to become addicted to illicit drugs and alcohol as well as be labeled as deviant due to their alcoholism. Disassociation theory supports that alcoholism is a learned behavior and Strain theory supports that people turn to alcohol due to not living the “American Dream”. Because of the alcohol consumption many deviant and criminal acts are executed like sexual assault, assault and battery, criminal behaviors like theft and others. Gass states (2010:33) “Close to 97,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape, and nearly 700,000 students are assaulted by another student who is intoxicated”. People with alcoholism are unable to meet goals, have poor self esteem, and are too weak to meet society’s norms and therefore are considered