CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Capital, Heritability, Neural Development
11 Dec 2015
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Many new criminological theories are integrated theories. Bring two or more theories together, to create more powerful model. Ronald akers" social learning theory attempts to integrate differential association theory, operant conditioning and imitation and modeling behaviour. Charles tittle"s control balance theory attempts to integrate control theory, deterrence theory, and propensity theory. Hirschi says it"s a waste of time trying to integrate theories, because their underlying assumptions are fundamentally incompatible. Says the best way to combine two or more theories into a single, unified theory is to create an end-to-end model. Micro (process) theory middle (bridging) theory structural (macro) theory. According to thornberry, the three most prominent sociological explanations of crime and deviance are: social learning theory, social control theory, a combination of social learning and social control theory. Thornberry attempts to integrate social control and social learning theory. Examines how causal variables in delinquency have reciprocal effects. Successful attachment to parents results in more commitment, involvement and belief.
