CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Social Control Theory
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Socialization provides conforming norms and values which binds us to the moral order. Bonds to moral order are composed of elements that maintain and increase our degree of conformity and decrease our deviance. Delinquency results from weakened or broken bonds between individual and society. No motivation is necessary for deviance, it is a natural self-interested behavior. Theory based on self-report study of california school children. Affective ties to people who are important to us. Sensitivity to opinions of those we love and trust. Time spent in conventional activities, lack of free time. Having a belief structure that holds to conventional societal values. The stronger the bonds, the more a person is bound to society and less deviance occurs. But hirschi did not give us order of priority among the bonds. Increase recreational and leisure-time activities (keep children busy) The bonds to society are composed of elements that maintain and strengthen conformity.