The disconnect between the traditional ideal of 'hardworking' masculinity and the lack of legitimate economic opportunities due to poverty & deindustrialization reminded me a lot of Strain theory. This theory claims that when a society's cultural goals (in this case being a 'real man') are unattainable through the socially approved methods (getting a job/being hardworking) people will turn to alternative/deviant ways of achieving the goal (in this case hypermasculinity and violence). #so345