CRM 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sean Fine, Egalitarianism, Takers
4 Apr 2016
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Theories (cont"d: classical/positivist perspectives social/self control theory. Why don"t all people commit crime? (premise, assumption that all people are bad and it"s the justice system that stops them: self-control (assumption that if humans are not constrained by social controls inborn primal impulses will take over) You have this by age 6-7 or never will have it. Family is crucial (socialization will nurture their feelings of moral conduct: outer controls: Informal outer controls potential loss of social and economic rewards (loss of jobs, concern about people gossiping you or shaming you) Formal outer control involve the prospect of official punishments (subject of shame, withdraw of support creates deterrence) Building of social capital (when parents, teachers, friends think highly of you, don"t want to lose that, good reputation) Highly a male consensus and some developments have shown that the age 6-7 timeline for impulse and self-control is false.
