SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Child Neglect, Expected Utility Hypothesis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

Document Summary

Agnew identified three types of strain: the inability to achieve positively valued goals. The removal or the threat to remove positively valued stimuli (e. g. loss of a boyfriend/girlfriend, divorce, separation of parents: removal (or threat to remove) positively valued stimuli. Example: breakup, job loss: presentation (or expected presentation) of negative or harmful stimuli. Self-blame - blame others, less concerned about hurting others. Self-destructive behaviour - property and violent crime. Expected utility principle: crime is assumed to be calculated and deliberate. More effective for explaining instrumental crimes than expressive crimes. Cohen and felson: crime= suitable target + motivated offender + lack of capable guardians.