For Elliott and Voss, shifting the focus of strain to the immediacy of goals, allowed them to include which group in their research:

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Elliott and Voss shifted the focus of strain theory to the immediacy of goals, which allowed them to include middle class delinquents in their research. This adjustment helped to explain delinquency among populations that were not typically associated with the inability to achieve societal goals through legitimate means, as originally posited by classic strain theory.

For Elliott and Voss, Shifting the Focus of Strain to the Immediacy