SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Social Control Theory, Juvenile Delinquency, Travis Hirschi
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Quote: (jones 2010:6 as quoted in smith 2011:2) Paraphrase: (jones 2010 as cited by smith 2011) Theory, take one and compare to other theories, limitations of the theories or how well it can account for criminal behaviour (limits of the theory: essay format. Part b: 2 out of three concepts and define/ explain their significance: essay format ^ each worth 5 , 2 paragraphs for each question, any theory that was discussed in lecture. History: by late 60"s to the 90"s. In the 50"s there was social cohesion, great prosperity and social stability. This changed in the sixties, we get massive social change. All these movement in 1960"s collapse of social cohesion. This is when social control theories emerge and become prominent in criminology. They come at a time when there is lots of concern for society. Most of the theories we looked at assume that something causes criminal behaviour; whether it be strain, biological deficit, psychological problem.
