Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Article 1: Johnson, P. & Duberley, J. (2011). Anomie and culture management: Reappraising Durkheim. Organization, 18(4). 563-584. doi: 10.1177/1350508410392435

Questions to Consider:

1. What is the reformulation of Durkheim’s anomie theory?
2. How do the author’s relate culture management to anomie? Define both.
3. What did the author’s conclude about managerial processes and anomie?

Article 2: Murphy, D. & Robinson, M. (2008). The maximizer: Clarifying Merton's theories of anomie and strain. Theoretical Criminology, 12(4). 501-521. doiL 10.1177/1362480608097154

Questions to Consider:

1. What is institutional anomie?
2. What is special about Merton’s conformist and innovator categories?
3. What is the Maximizer? What does it do?

Article 3: Becker, S. (2013). An intersectional analysis of differential opportunity structure for community-based anticrime efforts. Race and Justice, 3(1). 31-57. doi: 10.1177/2153386712462409

Questions to Consider:

1. What is a problem associated with crime prevention efforts?
2. What were the methods used in this study?
3. What social status factors were investigated and how were they related to the study?