tive of additional support would be to guide the person on how to deal with stresses and strains on their own through anger control programs. An example of these corrective methods would be peer programs, such as midnight basketball, that attempt to lower the stresses teens feel when dealing with peers. As well as increased community support, its vital to alter the approach the person uses in response to their atmosphere and lessen the likelihood of producing negative responses from society.In response to domestic violence, its suggested that teenage violence toward parents is an effort by youths to deal with the stresses of negative treatment by parents in particular when theres an inability to evade such treatment (Brezina, 1999). Broidy and Agnew (1997) suggest that there are differences in the sorts of stresses experienced by men and women, as well as, differences in the emotional responses to strains. They go on to say, referring to emotional responses, that women are more likely to blame themselves, whereas men are more likely to respond with anger and violent crime. Further, congested living conditions amplify the chances of interaction with angry individuals in the home setting, thereby increasing the chances of provoking friction (Agnew, 1999) or adult-oriented domestic violence. In conclusion, Agnews General Strain Theory, suggests that strain leads to anger, and anger leads to deviance. There are several causes of strain that produce deviance: the failure to achieve positively valued goals, the loss of positive stimuli, and the introduction of negative stimuli. He believes that anger is a central variable that connects strain with deviance. Agnew proposes that corrective actions such as cognitive, emotional, and behavioral coping strategies will help a person deal with stress in a non-criminal manner. Its also suggested that domestic violence is caused by both stresses from inside the home, and those acquired from s...
