In 1938, Robert K. Merton published an important article titled “Social Structure and Anomie.” Merton was an American sociologist who proposed that crime is the result of our social structure. He did not believe that people committed crime because of their personal background. Instead, he argued that the causes of crime lie in the way in which our society is set up. This is the basis of his anomie or strain theory. Anomie and Strain Theory according to Merton According ...
