Journal article
Not Just Another Test of Institutional Anomie Theory: Assessing Relative Institutional Imbalances
Justice quarterly, Vol.40(4), pp.559-586
06/2023
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2022.2102535
Abstract
Institutional Anomie Theory (IAT) proposes high violent crime rates are due partially to imbalances in societal institutions, specifically the dominance of the economy over non-economic institutions. Tests of IAT have focused largely on the absolute strength of the economy, which ignores the core argument of institutional imbalance and the possibility that institutional preferences may not be additive and limited. If one institution is strong, it does not mean other institutions are weak. We believe rigorous tests of IAT must include its central concept of relative institutional imbalance. Utilizing the World Values Survey for a sample of 74 nations, we created institutional imbalance ratios for each pairing of the economy with family, education, religion, and polity. We employed multiple regression to determine if our measures of institutional preferences were associated with homicide victimization rates. Results indicated only the Economic:Education institutional imbalance ratio was positively and significantly associated with national homicide rates.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Not Just Another Test of Institutional Anomie Theory: Assessing Relative Institutional Imbalances
- Creators
- Meghan L. Rogers - University of IowaWilliam Alex Pridemore - Albany State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Justice quarterly, Vol.40(4), pp.559-586
- DOI
- 10.1080/07418825.2022.2102535
- ISSN
- 0741-8825
- eISSN
- 1745-9109
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 07/18/2022
- Date published
- 06/2023
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984306242702771
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