Functionalism - Hirschi Social Control Theory

Question 1

What is Hirschis Social Control Theory

Answer 1

Crime increases when social institutions lose control over individuals and bonds attaching people to society weaken

Question 2

What are some examples of weak institutions

Answer 2

Non traditional families (NR would agree)
Lack in trust in government policies and police

Question 3

What are the Bonds of attachment - CABI

Answer 3

Commitment
Attachment
Belief
Involvement

Question 4

What is meant by Commitment as a Bond of attachment

Answer 4

What have we got to loose? A good job?
Committing crimes puts what we have to loose at risk

Question 5

What is meant by Attachment as a Bond of attachment

Answer 5

How much do we care about what others think?
We might care about what out spouses of children think of us if we were to commit crime

Question 6

What is meant by Belief as a Bond of attachment

Answer 6

To what extent do we believe in obeying the law?
Strength of moral and this may dictate if we commit crime

Question 7

What is meant by Involvement as a Bond of attachment

Answer 7

How involved are we in society/ the community with hobbies or leisure
If people volunteer to be apart of the community, they are less likely to commit crime against it