SOC 214 Lecture Notes - Tabula Rasa, Deterrence Theory, Travis Hirschi
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You can say i in your paper. Development of social control theories containment theory. One of the first theories trying to explain why people conform. Containment theory: walter reckless viewed as an early version of the social control perspective, focus was on inner and outer factors that he referred to as containments. These containments where absent in deviants, present in those who conform. Inner containments: the ability to feel guilt and shame. The individual has a rational interest in maintaining a stake in conformity : outer containments: refer to one"s social environment. Factors external to the individual and carry"s a threat of sanction. Can be formal or informal: probability of deviance increases when these constraints are weakened. Weakened constraints involve a push/pull" phenomenon recognized within these theories that we are people and sometimes we experience discontent. Focuses on family as primary socializing agent. Slightly advances the concepts of inner and outer control.
