CRIM 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Impulsivity, Roaring Twenties, Father Knows Best
12 Apr 2017
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Crim 104 - lecture 7 - social control theories. Moral order more fundamental than economic order. Society as an entity, greater than its parts. Social disorganization leads to breakdown in informal social controls. When informal social controls break down, societies become more inclined to turn to formal social controls. Came after roaring twenties, great depression, wwii. Mood best represented by show father knows best. Identification w/ & affection for parents & significant others. Advanced as main cause of crime in gottfredson & hirschi"s 1990 book a general. General theory meant to explain all crime, all of time, at all ages, under all circumstances. Cause of low self control - poor/ineffective child rearing. Once low self control instilled, tends to be highly stable over life course. Low self control of parents may be passed onto children. In hirschi"s 1969 social bond theory, self control not mentioned. Components of social bond theory not really mentioned in low self control theory.
