Before revision: Because contemporary consumer capitalism places a greater than ever emphasis on conspicuous consumption and material success, this thus intensified feelings of deprivation experienced by the less URL Derived theories General strain theory General strain theory (GST) is a sociology and criminology theory developed in 1992 by Robert Agnew.
After revision: Because contemporary consumer capitalism places a greater than ever emphasis on conspicuous consumption and material success, this thus intensified feelings of deprivation experienced by the less URL Derived Theories General strain theory General strain theory (GST) is a sociology and criminology theory developed in 1992 by Robert Agnew.