Community Strain and Neighborhood Violence

Warner and Fowler (2003) examine Agnew’s General Strain Theory, and they examine its effects on a macro level. They are examining the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and stability, and they look at how both neighborhood disadvantage and stability impact levels of strain in neighborhoods. The impact of informal social control and social support/capital on strain is also a topic of interest in this article. The role of informal social control and social capital along with neighborhood disadvantage and stability help to explain the strain discussed in Agnew’s General Strain Theory from a macro perspective. For more.