CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Learning Theory, Social Capital, Classical Conditioning
13 Jun 2016
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Lecture 4 - control theories - why individuals do not commit crime. The superego: our conscience and our internalizing of society"s standards. Problems with the development of the superego lead to crime. Parenting and trauma the primary source of poor development. Attachment: closeness with others; don"t want to damage relationships (yet hirschi says type of relationship doesn"t matter) Commitment: time spent on conventional activities; don"t want to lose your investment. Belief: conviction to and respect for social norms. Involvement: prosocial activities leave little time for antisocial activities. One concept explains all crime, all the time : low self control. Low self control develops around age 8-10 when parents fail to: supervise, notice poor behavior, and properly respond to this poor behavior. Characteristics of low self control: impulsive, insensitive, physical (as opposed to mental), risk-taking, short-sighted, and nonverbal. Low self control does not go away, people do not change. Ontogenetic perspectives (environment a stage for a play).
