SOCIOL 2BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Travis Hirschi, Social Control Theory, Internal Control
22 Nov 2018
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Flip the question: not: what causes deviance, but: what causes conformity, bare bones version of social control theory, deviant impulses --> strong control --> conformity, deviant impulses --> weak control --> deviance. Forces of deviance: things happening in our lives that are pushing us in the direction of natural deviant impulses. Forces of control: things happening in our lives, that hold us back from acting on those deviant impulses. Internal: characteristic that we have, a way of thinking, mind set: e. g. pride in your reputation with someone, empathy, guilt, impulse control, external: things going on around us that help us resist those deviant impulses, e. g. culture. Family ties theory (ivan nye: role of family plays - early in our lives with getting us on the right track, most influenced by freudian theory. Id: what we are born with, basic instinct, needs and desires: operates on the pleasure principle (instant gratification, basic need for sex, food, love, ego.
