Social control, crime and deviance

Question 1

Strain Theory

Answer 1

Robert Merton (1910-2003)

proposal that pressure derived from social factors, such as lack of income or lack of quality education, drives individuals to commit crime.

Question 2

Travis Hirschi (1969): Causes of Delinquency

Answer 2

most important factor: weak bonds with parents;

but also weak: 
	-commitment – to conformity
	-involvement- in conventional activities
	-belief-in conventional values

Question 3

Albert Cohen

Answer 3

cultural beliefs create and sustain deviant behaviour

Question 4

Edwin Sutherland

Answer 4

deviance grows from exposure to learning experiences that make deviance more likely

Question 4

Edwin Sutherland

Answer 4

deviance grows from exposure to learning experiences that make deviance more likely