Tension-Motivation Theory

Japanese: 緊張―動機理論 - きんちょうどうきりろん
Tension-Motivation Theory

...The main crime-deviation theories based on this standpoint are as follows: (1) Strain-motivation theory: A theory that emphasizes the aspect of people turning to crime because a social-cultural environment with some structural tension puts pressure on people who occupy a certain status or class, resulting in dissatisfaction and a sense of relative lack. (2) Cultural deviance theory: A theory that emphasizes the aspect of people naturally turning to crime by learning and conforming to a subculture that is different from the normal culture and tolerates and sometimes encourages crime. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "tension-motivation theory" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この立場に立脚するおもな犯罪―逸脱理論として次のものがある。(1)緊張―動機理論 なんらかの構造的緊張を有する社会的―文化的環境が一定の地位・階層を占める人々に圧力を加え,その結果,不満や相対的欠乏感におちいった人が犯罪に向かう側面を重視する理論。(2)文化的逸脱理論 通常の文化と異なって,犯罪を許容し,ときには奨励するサブカルチャーを学習し,それに同調することによって,人々が自然に犯罪に向かう側面を重視する理論。…

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