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Crime and the American Dream (Wadsworth Series in Criminological Theory)
 
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Crime and the American Dream (Wadsworth Series in Criminological Theory) (Paperback)

by Steven F. Messner (Author), Richard Rosenfeld (Author)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc; 3rd Revised edition edition (4 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0534562779
  • ISBN-13: 978-0534562779
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 847,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The foundation of this book is institutional anomie theory, an offshoot of strain theory. It explores why America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributes to the country's high rates of violent crime.

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best books on crime and society I've ever read, 18 Dec 1998
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This book details a theory of crime in America as resulting from a pathological veneration of the value of success--absent a similar emphasis on the proper means to achieve the "American Dream." Criminologists, sociologists, and just about anybody with a social conscience would probably enjoy this well-written, accessible, and insightful look at crime in the country where the playing field isn't even, but where there is considerable equity in our expectation that everyone has the ability to succeed. READ IT!--You'll thank me.
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