The Bond Theory

Question 1

Travis Hirschi

Answer 1

• No motivation is needed for deviance – it is natural self-interested behaviour
• People originally exist in a neutral state – to live in a society, a person’s behaviour must be restrained
• Bonds to morals are composed of elements that maintain and increase our conformity

Question 2

Main Assumption

Answer 2

Delinquency stems from broken bonds between an individual and society