Talk:Strain theory (sociology)

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1 wikify
2 Can Goals be Social?
3 Merger Proposal

[edit] wikify

Having 6 or 7 paragraphs without a single wikified link is rare. Just browsing through them, I see many that should be linked according to Wikipedia:Build the web, such as names. I see your the primary editor of this page. Good work! I'll leave the wikify tag off for now, since it's too big and ugly and I'm going to wikify it a bit later. Gflores ^Talk 07:53, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I note your reference to the guideline (not a policy) and I thank you for leaving the Wikify tag off. I am against the inclusion of too many links. I think it patronising to the lay reader to link words of obvious meaning (it expects them to be so stupid as not to know what such words mean). I agree that words with a more specialised or jargonised meaning should always be linked which is what I have done. I am sure that we can agree some form of compromise on the finished version but I invite you not to start the ball rolling by linking every single word that could be linked. Let us both agree in advance to adopt a sensitive approach to any Wikifying. David91 08:30, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I wikified it a bit after glancing over it. I understand where you're coming from, but linking is not just for finding the meaning of the term, but also finding more information if the reader so chooses; this is one of the reasons why we link dates. As a guideline, "it may be advisable to follow it." You may want to also read WP:MOS and WP:CONTEXT. It's up to you, I didn't think I'd get opposition... Cheers. Gflores ^Talk 17:24, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

My apologies. I am always a little cautious when I meet someone new to me. I have now added you to my growing list of persons who can simply be left to get on with things. David91 17:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Can Goals be Social?

The use of the term "goals" for a society is problematic. If you can find a cite that, say, Merton used the word that way, fine. Otherwise, way too much personification. Can a sociologist subsitute another word if it doesn't do violence to the theory? DCDuring 15:27, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger Proposal

Structural Strain Theory is a duplicative article, it seems, and should be merged into this one. Any objections? Suggestions?--Typing Monkey - ^{(type to me)} 04:08, 27 October 2007 (UTC)