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CHAPTER ONE STATEMNET OF THE PROBLEM 1

Introduction 1

Main Criminological Theories to Explain Crime 2

Anomie Theory 3

Verification of A Theory 6

Purpose of The Current Study 7

The Current Study 10

Organization of The Book 12

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE 14

Historical Evolution of Anomie Theory 15

Theoretical Perspectives 22

The Anomie Perspective 23

Durkheim's Theory on Social Structure and Anomie 23

Merton's Instrumental Anomie and Differential Opportunity Strain 25

Recent Revisions to Anomie Theory—Messner and Rosenfeld's Institutional Anomie Theory 28

The Strain Perspective—A Brief Discussion 32

Definition and Consequences of Anomie 34

Durkheim and Merton's Conceptualization of Anomie 35

Later Conceptualization of Anomie 40

Macro-social Anomie vs.Micro-individual Anomie 41

Operationalization of the Concept of Anomie 44

Scales of Anomie 45

Explanatory Variables Used in the Previous Studies 54

One Country Studies：Economic-related Explanatory Variables and Findings 55

One Country Studies：Non-economic Explanatory Variables and Findings 62

Cross-national Studies：Explanatory Variables and Findings 64

Significance of The Current Study 69

CHAPTER THREE METHODS 73

The Research Hypotheses 74

The Necessity of Using Multilevel Analysis 75

The Importance of Multi-Level Analysis 75

Limitations of Previous Statistical Techniques in Conducting Multi-Level Analysis 76

The Advantages of Using Multilevel Statistical Methods 77

Procedures in Conducting the HLM Analysis 78

The Sample 83

Individual-level Data Source：The World Values Survey 83

National-level Data Sources 88

The Variables 89

The Dependent Variable 89

The Independent Variables 90

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS 99

Descriptive Analysis 99

Nation Differences in Anomie 99

The Independent Variables at the Individual-level 105

The Independent Variables at the National-level 112

The HLM Analysis 115

CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 128

Clarification of the Concept of Anomie 128

The Determinants of Anomie 130

Explaining the Low Level of Anomie in the United States 132

Monetary Success vs.Legitimate Means 137

Further Discussions on the"Value Shift" 141

The Effect of Rapid Social Change on Anomie 146

Change from One Type of Society to Another—The Nation Effect on Anomie 146

Interaction of Economic Growth with Nation Type 150

The Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for the Future Research 152

Conclusion 156

REFERENCES 158

APPENDIX ONE 175

APPENDIX TWO 183

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 203

后记 206