Were You Paying Attention?
Theory that posits deviance is most likely to occur when the bond between the individual and society is weak or non-existent
What is Social Control Theory?
These are violations of social norms that offend a large number of people or people in a position to influence social judgement
What is deviance?
The father of Social Control Theory
Who is Emile Durkheim?
Examples of social diffusion include...
...Sports, music, health practice
Technique of neutralization in which the offender does not believe they caused any real harm
What is denial of injury
Time period in which there was an increase in conservatism
When are the 1970s?
Created the most popular version of social control theory
Who is Travis Hirschi?
School associated with being critical towards the development of the social control theory (Hirschi)
What is Chicago School?
Dominant form of criminological evidence in the 1960s
What are self report surveys?
Behavior and appearances that follow and maintain the standards of a group
What is conformity?
Theorists credited for techniques of neutralization
Who are Sykes and Matza?
Concept associated with the Chicago School and viewed as emergent social control theory
What is social disorganization?
Dominant groups in society want to defend this
What is the status quo?
A condition of normlessness or loss of accepted social rules within a society
What is anomie theory?
One of 3 critical points that contributed to the growth of social control theory
- shifting focus back to the criminal
- criminology more pragmatic and system oriented
- use of self report surveys