Functionalism on Negative Crime and Deviance Functions: Weak social bonds Flashcards
Which Functionalist was interested in observing why most people did not commit crimes?
Hirschi
How many social bonds did Hirschi argue prevented people from committing crimes?
4
Why is the social bond of involvement with others a prevention of crime?
Because it leaves us with less time to commit crimes
Why is the social bond of attatchment to others a prevention of crime?
Because the risk of committing a crime and losing everything is too great
Why is belief in the law a prevention of crime?
Because it means people will believe the law system is beneficial for society
Why is investment in what we have a prevention of crime?
Because everything we have spent time building up could be lost if you committed a crime
Why are the 4 social bond factors more likely to apply to adults?
Because they have had time to develop these bonds
Who will the 4 social bonds apply less to?
Young people
Why will the involvement with others social bond be weaker for young people?
Young people have less things to involve themselves in so might take up the time by committing crimes
Why will the attatchment to others social bond be weaker for young people?
Young people will have less attatchment to others in society
Name a group of people in school that young people will not be attatched to heavily
Their peers
Why will the belief in the law social bond be weaker for young people?
They have not yet developed a connection with the law
Why will the investment in what we have social bond be weaker for young people?
Because they have not built up their own family or their own career
