SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Michael R. Gottfredson, Travis Hirschi, Control Theory
6 Dec 2013
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Umbrella for a number of theories: assume importance of socialization. Assumption of socialization, variety ways of learning certain things right and wrong. Don"t commit crime because of the things you can lose: freedom, family bonds, becoming stigmatized. Opportunities to violate norms when living in bad areas. But: controlling factors restrain most people from committing crime. Control theorists: assumption there must be controlling factors leading people away from crime. Crime prevention strategies: something working in society telling people not to commit crime. Positive types of things you can do in your life: education, wealth, church. Why don"t people break the law: we all could commit crime, it"s all in human nature. There has to be something in the individual that holds them back when temptation is there We"re natural hedonistic an pleasure seeking: common agreement as to what constitutes to proper behavior in individuals.
