Crime and the American Dream
| By: | Steven F. Messner; Richard Rosenfeld |
| Publisher: | Cengage Learning US |
| Print ISBN: | 9781111346966 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781285401041 |
| Edition: | 5 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Authored by Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld, both highly respected scholars and researchers, CRIME AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, 5th Edition is the seminal work in a major segment of criminological theory. The foundation of the book is institutional anomie theory (an offshoot of Mertonian anomie theory), which the authors posit helps to explain why America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributes to the country's high rate of violent crime. Featuring a very clear and accessible writing style, this is a theory book that students will actually understand.
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