SOC 001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Edwin Sutherland, Social Control Theory, Travis Hirschi

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: basham

Document Summary

They mostly derive from deviance and criminology theory. All focus on the environment of the individual. Tend to be social-psychological or micro sociological in nature. Seek to explain the processes by which norms, expectations, values, and other cultural forces influence an individual"s behavior. Link between psychological (behavioral) theories and social structure theory. Two distinct types of social process theory are still widely accepted. Social learning theories: begin with the assumption that individuals are not born drug users, but rather acquire the penchant, values, and skills to do so through socialization: assumes humans are good. Social controls theories: begin with a fundamentally different premise. Begins with the assumption that all humans are inherently hedonistic and do not need to learn the motives and predispositions to engage in drug use: assumes humans are hedonistic. First major theoretical statement from a social learning perspective was published in. Social control seeks to answer why not .