SOC225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Control Theory, Indictable Offence, Truancy
11 Nov 2016
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Wrong may be the most efficient way of achieving our goals. Assumes that we are neither good nor evil, but have the capacity to do wrong. Control theory asks why don"t we all break the law? . What needs to be explained is conformity rather than deviance. We conform because of social controls- the processes that bind us to the social order. Importance of social bonds in understanding deviant behaviour. If social rules are weak and there is little consensus about their applicability, society will be unable to regulate morality, and deviance will be common. Used his work on suicide to emphasize the significance of social bonds in understanding deviant behaviour. Types of suicide: egoist, altruistic, anomic suicide and fatalistic suicide. Suicide is not illegal in canada (since 1974) Counseling or aiding and abetting suicide is illegal (up to 14 years in prison whether or not suicide is successful)
