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    One of the well know socialists of the twentieth century is Robert K. Merton (1910-2003). He is a major theorist who is known for creating several pivotal sociological concepts. One of his most important achievements has been the established connection between theory and research‚ thereby making the way for the course of sociology. Merton favored what he called middle range theories: these are theories that “lie between minor but necessary working hypotheses that evolve in abundance during day to

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    commit crimes? Why do they steal‚ rape‚ and murder? There are many suggestions as to why people commit crimes‚ especially in impoverished areas. One of the more common and sensible explanations for this phenomenon is that of Merton’s Strain Theory. Merton’s strain theory is fairly straightforward in its application. It explores the idea that many people who commit crimes in impoverished areas do not do so out of maliciousness or simply because they can. Rather‚ they commit these crimes because they feel

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    Meyer R. Scholnick also known as Robert King Merton was born on the 4th of July 2010 in Philadelphia in a Jewish family from Russia that immigrated to the United States of America. He took advantage of the culture riches surrounding him by frequenting nearby cultural and educational venues when he was in High School. Merton’s numerous childhood encounters composed a basis for his theory of social structure. The field of criminology and criminal justice has employed many of Merton’s prominent concepts

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    that is somewhat impossible. By expecting so much from a person‚ it can create unnecessary pressure. “Merton’s theory blames deviance on society’s failures to provide all people with legitimate means to achieve success. This theory‚ explains the higher rates of robbery and theft among lower class people‚ who are pressured to commit crimes by their lack of good jobs and other legitimate means of success.” (Thio 174) Somewhat similar is the Power Theory‚ in which people who have more power are more likely

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    Robert Merton’s Anomie/Strain Theory James King Jr. Savannah State University Theories of Criminal Behavior Prof. W. Brooks March 4‚ 2012 Since the beginning of mankind criminality has been a major problem and the most debated topic of interest by theorist on the grounds of why crime is committed‚ who is more prone to commit crime‚ and what prevents people from committing delinquent acts. The formulation of the Stain theory and Anomie Theory by Robert Merton give insight on the many question

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    explore the contributory factors proposed by established theories in determining the causation of crime. In order to achieve this‚ one psychological and sociological approach will be selected from the many available to enable providing an analysis to establish the fundamentals behind each concept in to explaining the reasons why criminal and deviant behaviours occurs The first concept to be evaluated is Robert K Merton’s (1938) Strain Theory‚ ‘Social Structure and Anomie.’ Its composition is a functionalist

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    Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance Dahlia Magdy Abdal-Hakim This paper is an application of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance (1957) on August Wilson’s play Fences. The present research is a sociological approach aims to analyze how the structural and the cultural factors of a society forces people to be under strain to accomplish goals. These factors play a crucial role shaping each character in the play along with their differences. In accordance with Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance

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    The search for stable foundations of policy in the face of drastic and revolutionary change poses a problem of almost excruciating difficulty for all nations... - Dr. R. J. Sutherland‚ Canada’s Long Term Strategic Situation INTRODUCTION In his 1962 essay‚ “Canada’s Long Term Strategic Situation”‚ Dr. R. J. Sutherland took the unusually bold step of predicting the stable foundations of Canadian defence policy for the next four decades‚ even though he was writing at the height of Cold War tensions

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    Submitted on: 12th Jun. 2013 Submitted by: Manoj K. Nair‚ EPGP-05-130 Merton Truck Company Top Management of Merton Truck Company is planning to revisit the current product mix of the company involving two models of trucks M101 and M102 as the President of the company feels that M101 truck is not contributing to company’s profit. She also feels that purchasing engines from an outside supplier may be a good option as it eases the capacity problem in the engine assembly

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    MERTON TRUCKS COMPANY Keeping 3000$ and 5000$ as unit contributions respectively for Model 101 and Model 102 trucks‚ formulate the Merton’s product mix decision problem using LP. Present the LP problem in the standard form including all the details and units. Using solver‚ find the optimal product mix of these two trucks? What is the optimum total contribution that Merton can obtain? Tabulate‚ the optimality range for the decision variable coefficients and comment what will happen if the current

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