Explain How Social Disorganization and Strain Tie into Cultural Deviance

question 64

Essay

Explain how social disorganization and strain tie into cultural deviance theory.

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Definitions:

Constructive Alternativism

A psychological theory suggesting that people have the ability to interpret their experiences in many ways, supporting the concept of multiple realities.

Eigenwelt

A term from existential psychology, referring to the ‘self-world’ or an individual's subjective experience.

Self-Determination Theory

Self-Determination Theory is a psychological theory of motivation that emphasizes the importance of humans' evolved inner resources for personality development and behavioral self-regulation.

Sociality Corollary

In Kelly’s personal construct theory, the principle that understanding another person requires understanding that person’s unique view of reality.