DSC: Ch 7 Social Control Theories Of Deviance Flashcards
Age–crime curve:
an observed relationship between the likelihood to engage in crime and age. The relationship is low in the early childhood and adolescent years, peaks in late adolescence, and then declines as individuals age out of adolescence.
Attachment
Attachment:
“emotional” component of the social bond that says individuals care about what others think.
Belief
component of the bond in social control theory that suggests the stronger the awareness, understanding, and agreement with the rules and norms of society, the less likely one will be to deviate.
Commitment
Commitment:
“rational” component of the social bond that says individuals weigh the costs and benefits of their behavior.
External control
External control:
formal controls that society places on an individual to keep him or her from engaging in crime or deviance.
Internal control
Internal control:
rules and norms exercised through our conscience.
Involvement
Involvement:
component of the social bond that suggests the more time spent engaged in conforming activities, the less time available to deviate.
Low self-control
Low self-control:
the inability of an individual
Social bonds
Social bonds:
bonds to conformity that keep individuals from engaging in socially unacceptable activities.
Supervision
Supervision:
a process in which an individual’s actions are either directly or indirectly known by (usually) a parent or guardian.
Trajectory
Trajectory:
a series of linked states or patterns under some domain of behavior. For example, students reading this book are likely to be in an educational trajectory, seeking a degree in higher education.
Transition
Transition:
a turning point within a long-term trajectory, such as dropping out of school, divorce, or desistance from a particular form of deviant behavior.
