esses that deviance may occur when a society socializes a large number of people to desire a culturally approved goal, but does not allow them to achieve it through a socially approved mean. The goal of the hitchhikers was to have a nice car and have money. However, they were not able to achieve this through a job or inherited wealth. A strain theorist would say that these kids were innovators. They wanted the culturally approved goal of wealth, but they had to rob and attempt murder to achieve this goals.The acts that the hitchhikers committed were considered deviant acts. Society will forever judge them based on their crimes and the actions they choose. These people were a product of society. And from a sociological point of view it was a good article to read and dissect....
