SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Juvenile Delinquency, Self-Control, Albert Reiss
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They have a basic moral code: they"re able during their youth to suspend that moral code, argue that theyere"s 5 ways/techniques of rationalizing bahaviour. Denile of responsibility: i couldn"t help myself. Denile of injury: don"t believe that anyone has gotten hurt. Denile of the victim: they weren"t victim. I stole from a big corporation did. can"t emphathize with victims. because they"re rich anyway. This is their form of outlet since no one understands how hard their life is. 4 control variables, each which represented a major social bond: attachment:your emotional closeness to toehrs, especially parents, affectionate feeling towards people typically adults like your parents. When you have strong attatchments you don"t want to disappoint your parents so you conform. Children refrain from acting certain ways so they don"t disappoint parents. People who lack attatchment succumb to criminal behaviour: commitment: if people have high aspirations then you"re less likely to commit crime.
