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• Macrosociological studies
Formal systems , such as the
explore______________
control of
legal system for the_________
groups
• Travis Hirschi’s theory presents a
microsociological perspective of
Control theory
______________
systems, rather
• According to RossBelief
_________
than specific laws, guide what
people do and univerdally serve to
control behavior
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attachment
• Hirschi’s first bond, ____________
parents
takes three forms, ___________,
school
peers
____________,
____________
For Hirschi, investment in conventional lines
of action would be an example of
commitment
_____________
commitment
Hirschi’s four bonds are: _________,
involvement
attachment
belief
_________, ___________,
_______
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• The influence of family on human behavior –
techniques that regulate human behavior
and lead to conformity – influence of
religion on human behavior, are the focus of
Social control
_______________
theorists
• According to Reckless, inner containment,
or personal control, is ensured by
Good
self-concept ___________,
Strong ego
Self-control
__________,
__________
• The primary containment factor, according
Self-concept
to Reckless, is found in _______________
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• Gottfredson and Hirschi have proposed a new
model of personal and social control. Their model
assumes that
Offenders
have little control over their own
_______________________________
behavior and desires
• Ivan Nye, developed the notion that
Multiple control factors determine human behavior
________________________________
theory assumes for every individual
• Containment
______________
external structure
there exists a containing _________
internal
and a protective_____________
structure, both
of which provide defense, protection, or insulation
against delinquency