CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anomie, General Strain Theory, Differential Association
9 Mar 2016
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If ppl don"t learn to internalize social conventions/ norms, then social controls will breakdown/ weakened. Walter reckless: containment theory: 1967: form of social control theory, family and other social bond control delinquent behaviour, containment: control/ contain crime. Inner containment: self control, good self image, ability to tolerate frustration a: outer containment: family values, institutional reinforcement, effective supervision, pull/ push: serve to pull/ push individuals towards criminal activity. Internal pushes: restlessness, impatience and anger a: external pulls: poverty, unemployment, media, delinquent friends, how it works: Inner circle: inner containment control his own behaviour a: outer circle: external factors help control behaviour c, external pulls: in env, pull toward delinquency. Internal pushes: strong enough push indi to delinquency. Travis hirschi: social bond theory: acknowledge influence of durkheim, albert reiss, nye and reckless. 2. if individual had strong social bond with society, less likely to commit crimes.
