How does theoretical elaboration differ from theoretical integration?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer:
• Theoretical elaboration—an approach to theory building that entails extending existing theory by considering what new variables might be added for a more complete explanation
o Realize greater levels of explanation and predictability of crime through linking and fusing the most salient features of independent theories
o Requires neither the introduction of totally new ideas nor the resolution of differences across theories
o Extend and specify a theory
• Theoretical integration – an approach to a theory building that incorporates key elements of two or more existing theories
o More focused on specific concepts being regrouped or absorbed under a larger concept
o Marks the development toward a more comprehensive framework wherein a broader range of crime and deviance can be related to fundamental causal components

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