SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Travis Hirschi, Social Control Theory, Counterculture
26 Nov 2016
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A behaviour that violates societal standards of conduct or expectations. No act, belief, or characteristic is inherently deviant. How we prevent and respond to deviant behaviour. Techniques and strategies for preventing deviant juman behaviour in any society. People are less likely to commit criminal acts if they have a variety of social bonds and stakes in conformity. Lack of attachment to school, unemployment, no stable partner, no children. Pse, careers, or career prospects, stable relationship, children, home ownership, other financial obligations. Our culture provides us with desired goals and legitimate means to achieve them. Get education, get job, get a nice house and car. Crime stems from gap between culturally approved ends and means. Low achieving students denied official status in schools. Compensate by forming subcultures that invert official school values. Status frustration: members of the lower class experience status frustration when they are unable to succeed in middle class institutions and then become socialized into a deviant subculture.
