Use examples from real life, experiences, research:
- Travis Hirschi developed his social control theory on the basis of bonding towards society. Which of the four elements of this bond-attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief-is more important than the others? Why?
- What environmental factor do you think has the greatest impact on the differences in behavior among youth sharing the same social group, age, and neighborhood?
- Why do you think gender has an impact on crime? Is it because males and females are biologically different or because they are raised and socialized differently?
- Do people have a better understanding of social control theory and differential association theory as microlevel explanations of crime? How?
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