Exam 10: Control Theories

Which of the following social bonds is necessary for internal control to develop?

According to self-control theory, people with low self-control will definitely commit crime or deviant behaviors at some point in their lives.

What are "stakes in conformity"? Name four stakes in conformity you experience in your daily life. Do these stakes keep you from engaging in delinquent or criminal behavior? Why or why not? If these stakes were not present, would your answer change?

Drift can occur when youth are free from social controls.

The most important social bond in Hirschi's theory is:

Control theories began with Travis Hirschi's social bond theory.

What was Nye's main contribution to control theory? How did this move forward the development of control theory?

Hirschi's social bond theory has four components. They are:

Self-control is developed by learning.

Deviant peers increase delinquent behavior when social bonds are weakened.