Not only adults experience the stresses in life, but also children who observe the hardship of the parents and may want an opportunity of a different life for themselves and their family members. There are factors that can push or pull a juvenile to act out in a delinquent manner. Flowers (2002), found Strain theories of delinquency explain the delinquency of juveniles as a response to a lack of socially approved opportunities (flowers 2002) that usually stem from the frustrations of lower class when they find themselves unable to achieve the material success expected of the middle class (flowers 2002).
Robert Merton in his modification of Durkheim’s concept of the anomie theory spoke about the conditions that occur when differences exist
Robert Merton in his modification of Durkheim’s concept of the anomie theory spoke about the conditions that occur when differences exist