SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Social Control Theory, Critical Role, Longitudinal Study

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Andrew Hathaway

Document Summary

One basic concept: all people, regardless of race, class, or gender, have the potential to become delinquent or law-abiding citizens. Social process theorists focus attention on the socialization of youths. Everyone has the potential to be criminal: however not everyone turns to crime, less than 0. 5% of people responsible for the majority of crimes in 2006. We need to examine the agents of socialization: e. g family, school, peer groups, religion. Socialization: the process of human development and enculturation, with primary socialization taking place in the family, and secondary socialization in institutions, socialization is as important as social structure to understanding crime. Parenting factors play a critical role in determining whether an individual misbehaves as children and as adults. Conflict and tension: ages 4 to 9 are critical- windows of opportunity for kids, parental intervention is significant to them. Separation and divorce- plays a role in a childs life, determines how they might turn out later in the future.