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IF ... and only if ... you were to be arrested, mug shot across the front page of the paper, who's the first person you'd worry about seeing your photo?

Join me tomorrow at 1pm, cst, as we discuss #SocialControl theory

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Hi friends, we are going to get started today looking a question that some criminologists say is the MOST challenging question in the entire field, "Why do people obey the law?"

Let's jump in! #CRJ105 #Criminology
So let's start with a THINKING CHALLENGE.

Why do people obey the law?

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Let's carry on with a short "#PopQuiz". There are NO right or wrong answers, rather let's get a sense of your values.

TRUE / FALSE: I have someone to turn to in a time of need

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TRUE / FALSE: I have a lot of close friends

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TRUE / FALSE: My family members are good role models

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TRUE / FALSE: I don’t smoke or have recently quit

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TRUE / FALSE: I try to take care of my health

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TRUE / FALSE: I don’t drink to excess

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TRUE / FALSE: I haven't cheated on a spouse or significant other

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TRUE / FALSE: I haven't experimented with illegal drug use

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TRUE / FALSE: I do not engage in risky sexual behavior

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TRUE / FALSE: I generally keep busy

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TRUE / FALSE: I do not pretend to be someone other than myself on social media

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TRUE / FALSE: Generally, the law should be obeyed

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Why is @michelle_furlow 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ asking all these questions?

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Today we are going to be examining the EXACT opposite of every theory we've taken a look at so far.

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Rather than try to ask why do people break the law ...
... why do people obey the law??

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Social control theory focuses on the techniques and strategies that regulate human behavior and lead to conformity

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Confession Time!

My brother would NOT let me play Grand Theft Auto as a kid ...

... because I tried to complete the missions without breaking the law.

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There are both macro-sociological and micro-sociological perspectives of social control, as well as theories regarding movement between conventional and delinquent behavior

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The influences of family and school, religious beliefs, moral values, friends, and even beliefs about government are the centerpiece of social control theory

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Macrosociological studies explore formal systems for the control of groups:
•The legal system, laws, and particularly law enforcement
•Powerful groups in society
•Social and economic directives of governmental or private groups

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Macro-sociological perspective argues that society reins in undesired behavior through official sanctions, punishment, and shaming

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Is there a behavior we all try to get away with ...

...but only cease when we are being watched?

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Not me, of course not, but you?

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THINKING CHALLENGE: What advice would you go back to give to your teenage self to resist peer pressure?

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"Dearest younger me ... "

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I'd like to think I'd tell myself to REALLY not worry what other people think ...

but would I have believed it? #MoraineValley #CRJ105 #SocialControl
More importantly, would your teenage self have believed you?



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In other words, there is a benefit to fitting in to society.

There is RISK in being isolated or excluded.

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While American society is based on a sense of individual rights and independence, we need conformity to be overall successful in society

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Consider any job / housing / background application that you may have filled out.

Your commitment to conforming to society's rules *always* is a consideration

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Social Control theory acknowledges that temptation is everywhere, it takes a specialized discipline not to give in.

What is YOUR guilty pleasure that you find it hard to resist?

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I'm working really hard to reducing carbs & sugar from my nutrition plan and it's an interesting challenge

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Where does discipline to avoid temptation come from?



@jockowillink

@Prof_357

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Historically & globally, some of the most long-standing understanding of 'discipline' has been the study of religion & religiousity

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THINKING CHALLENGE: Do you believe in the concepts of heaven / hell?

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THINKING CHALLENGE: If you do believe, do these ideas influence your behavior?

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Plenty of good things are done in the name of religion, and plenty of bad things too. But what is religion, exactly — is it good or bad, in and of itself?

ted.com/talks/kwame_an…

@TEDTalks

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How do we measure how religious an individual might be?

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In contemporary Social Control, Hirschi claimed that social control theory explains conformity and adherence to rules, not deviance.

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Hirschi posited four social bonds that promote socialization and conformity:
~ attachment,
~ commitment,
~ involvement, and
~ belief

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The first bond attachment takes three forms: attachment to parents, to school (teachers), and to peers

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In other words, when we have strong social support, we adhere to society's norms because we do not want to disappoint or upset our loved ones

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I love my F&F 'family' memes!

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When we have strong social support, we adhere to society's norms because we do not want to disappoint or upset our loved ones

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Commitment looks at our relationships with our membership in formal and informal social groups, the more involved we are in our communities, the more we have to lose by unconventional behavior

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Hirschi’s third bond is involvement, or preoccupation with activities that promote the interests of society

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Also, the busier an individual is with conventional behavior, the less time they have for illegal or deviant behavior...

"I'm too busy to be bad!"

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The last of the bonds, belief, consists of assent to the society’s value system.

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THINKING EXERCISE: What values do you have that you absolutely would NOT compromise?

Belief examines how strongly we stand by our personal values

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For me, personally, a strong belief that I have is being a mother.

While there are many things I may want to do, I always consider what is in the best interest of my kids, first.

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A quick recap of Social Control



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How does this relate to all my nosy questions at the outset of this discussion?

Those were only a few of the questions that Hirschi asked in defining the strengths of bonds!

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While social control theory has held a prominent position in criminology for several decades, it is not without weaknesses

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Social control theory seeks to explain delinquency, not adult crime. Questions also have been raised about the bonds.

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In the 1960s, David Matza developed a different perspective on social control that explains why some adolescents drift in and out of delinquency

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According to Matza, juveniles sense a moral obligation to be bound by the law. A “bind” between a person and the law, something that creates responsibility and control, remains in place most of the time

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When it is not in place, youths enter into a state of drift, when he or she exists in limbo between conventional and crime, responding in turn to the demands of each, flirting now with one, postponing commitment, evading decisions

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THINKING CHALLENGE: Why do even the smartest teenagers do "stupid" things?

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An interesting look at why teenagers do stupid things, it very well might be their brain

cbsnews.com/news/whats-wro…

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Adolescents justify their delinquent acts by developing techniques to rationalize their actions.

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These techniques are defense mechanisms that release the youth from the constraints of the moral order

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Albert J. Reiss, a sociologist, was one of the first researchers to isolate a group of personal and social control factors.

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Jackson Toby proposed a different personal and social control model. Toby discussed the complimentary role of neighborhood social disorganization and an individual’s own stake in conformity.

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Containment theory assumes that for every individual, there exists a containing external structure and a protective internal structure, both of which provide defense, insulation against delinquency.

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Reckless suggests that the probability of deviance is directly related to the extent to which internal pushes, external pressures, and external pulls are controlled by one’s inner and outer containment.

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Francis Ivan Nye developed that multiple control factors determine human behavior. Social control involves “needs satisfaction,” how well a family can prepare the child for success at school, with peers, and in the workplace.

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Integrated theory combines a criminological theory, such as differential association, with a number of social controls.

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So how did we do? We covered Social Control quickly, what's your feedback?

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And if you made it THIS far, your extra credit opportunity includes sharing with me your nickname or any name other than your formal name that family & friends call you ... it will all make sense next week!

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My family definitely calls me 'Michelle' but much more frequently, I go by "Shell" with my family & friends

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I look forward to discussing further next week!

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