SOC 3710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Passive Obedience, General Strain Theory, Informal Social Control
5 Oct 2017
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Crimes allow goals to be satis ed easily with minimal effort: risk-taking - enjoy engaging in activities that provide adventure, thrills, and excitement. Criminal acts provide elements of excitement and risk (ex. breaking into a house) People with self-control more cautious and careful: physicality - tendency to be physical as opposed to valuing or possessing cognitive or academic skills. Most crimes don"t require much skill, training, or planning. Crimes are attractive to those who don"t want to be challenged cognitively (ex. physically hurting someone) Tuesday, october 3, 2017: insensitivity - egotistical and unconcerned about the needs of others (ex. leaving victims in pain if physically harmed) Individuals who consider feelings of others prior to actions less likely to hurt others: low frustration tolerance - respond negatively to events that they interpret as irritating (ex. property damage because frustrated they don"t have it)
