SOCY 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Social Psychology

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 275
• Professor: Stephen Baron

Document Summary

Differential social support and coercion theory of crime (colvin, cullen, and. Vander van: social support: various levels in society family, counsellors, social workers, other people, expressive: venting to keep self-dignity (family, instrumental: offer finical and material assistance, guidance, and connections. (family, social workers, counsellors) Social psychological outcomes: low anger, high self-control, strong social bond. Behavioural outcomes: low crime, minimal mental health problems, type 2: erratic social support. Social psychological outcomes: moderate levels of anger, low self-control, intermediate calculative bond. Behavioural outcomes: explore deviant pleasures, manipulation of authorities to gain assistance, search for alternatives sources of social support, type 3:consistent coercion. Social psychological outcomes: high level of self-directed anger, rigid self control, based on constant dear of a painful response, weak calculative social bond. Behavioural outcomes: low probability of criminal behaviour, low probability of pro-social behaviour, high probability of mental health problems.