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culture conflict theory  

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  • Criminologists have studied the relationship between race and crime and what role conflicting cultures might play in the etiology of crime. As defined by criminologist Thorsten Seilin, culture conflict is a condition that occurs when the rules and norms of an individual's culture conflict with the role demands of conventional society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Culture Conflict Theory]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BX4FCQQ6-9

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