control theory

Question 1

sociologist

Answer 1

hirschi

Question 2

bonds of attachment

Answer 2

attachment - the extent that people care about people’s opinions - eg psychopaths

commitment - the personal investment we make in our lives eg jobs, mortgages

involvement - level of activity or business interests - extremely busy = too preoccupied to engage in deviant behaviour

belief - conformists with commitment - less likely to break rules

Question 3

marxist eval

Answer 3

steven box 1983

agrees with hirschi about release from agents of control leads to crime

argues that 5 key factors weaken social bonds - secrecy, skills, supply, social support and symbolic support

Question 4

left realist eval

Answer 4

lea and young 1984

not an individual with a lack of socialisation who will commit crime but the reverse

high crime rates occur when a well-socialised group realise the contradiction between meritocracy and the inequalities of the material capitalist world