CJ 3400 Study Guide - Final Guide: Corporate Crime, Ecotype, Erving Goffman
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Part 5: external risk factors: group level factors: families and peers (chapter 7) Behavior in the context of groups: a group is a collective of individuals, key groups for behavior include families (parents) and friends (peers) Ones that most impact are the rst: other groups matter too but these are the ones in which we spend the most time. Social control and social learning: both are categories of theories at the group level of analysis. Social control children are naturally antisocial and learn to be prosocial/to conform by parents, peers, and other groups. Key groups are thus protective factors (reduce the risk of criminality) Both are categories of theories at the group level of analysis. Social learning children are naturally prosocial and learn to be antisocial by parents, peers, and other groups. Key groups are thus risk factors (increase the risk of criminality)