Please post your response to the questions below by Saturday so your peers can respond by Sunday.

1. How is Cohen’s use of strain theory similar to and different from Merton’s version of strain theory (article #9 from last week)? 

2. Did you observe any evidence of Cohen’s culture of the gang in Bolden’s “Tales from the Hood” article? Explain. 

3. What does Agnew mean by objective and subjective strains as well as experienced, vicarious, and anticipated? Provide examples of each. 

4. What policy recommendations might Agnew (GST) make for controlling crime?