ATS1281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Goal Orientation, Bsc Young Boys, Social Control Theory
7 Aug 2018
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The marshmallow experiment" explores self control, when children demonstrate self control at a young age it is a strong indicator of their economical and educational success. 30% of children could wait more likely to succeed later in life. If all of a persons needs is met there is no need to go to criminally (similar to strain theory) Reckless (1967) (containment theory: factors will push and pull towards delinquency, factors arise from the individual or outside, looked at psychological desires, or propensity (wrecklessness, etc, protective factors. Containment theory: self concept (idea of yourself being law abiding, goal orientation, frustration tolerance (how do you react, norm-retention (acceptance you have of values and rules) David matza- delinquency and drift: people will drift but then go back to neutrality (drifting between delinquent behaviour and conformity, techniques of neutralisation: Denial of victim (they had it coming) Condemnation of condemners (what right do they have to criticise me?)
