SOC101Y1 Midterm: SOC212 TEST 2.docx
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Text focuses on situational control and less on traditional control theories: external control theories, introduction. Albert reese community and personal controls to explain delinquency. Why doesn"t everyone get involved in crime: hirschi and the social bond. Prevent kids to complete delinquent behaviour: attachment ( ) Person"s sensitivity ( ) and interest in others. Put emphasis on parental attachment: commitment. Time youth spend on conventional activities (school work, pro- social goals in life: involvement. Involvement in school and other conventional institutions (religious organizations, clubs, etc. : belief. For the most part the theory was strongly supported with regard to parental attachment and pro-social commitment. We know less about which bond is most important. Does educational fail cause delinquency or do you become delinquent by lacking attachment to school. Parental attachments weaken over course of adolescence. Potential for control to explain gender differences in delinquency. 2 aspects: social class and family control: positions of power in the workplace impact relations in the household.