Crime, Deviance, and Social Control

Rebellon, Cesar J.; Anskat, Paul

doi:10.1002/9781119011385.ch11

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“…Regarding the concept of positive social control, research in theoretical criminology (e.g., Hirschi, 1969;Rebellon & Anskat, 2018) suggests that bondedness to normative others tends to reduce the incidence of risky and health-endangering behaviors. Social bondedness has indeed been linked in the empirical literature to better physical health, emotional stability and community integration (Shor, Roelfs & Yogev, 2013;Shor & Roelfs, 2015;Lee, Chung & Park, 2016).…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Atheism, Social Networks and Health: A Review and Theoretical Model

McCaffree

2019

Secularism and Nonreligion

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Introduction From an evolutionary standpoint, social networks have been critical in the biological and cultural development of human beings (Pinker, 2010; Hrdy, 2011; Price & Johnson, 2011). Cooperative hunting and food sharing, alloparenting of kin and nonkin, reliance on others during times of sickness or during periods of pregnancy and potential tribal warfare are all staples of the sort of foraging existence within which the human mind evolved (Tooby & Cosmides, 2015). The ultimate punishment meted out by foraging groups is social abandonment, which is certain to result in death (Boehm, 2012), and today in modern societies, socially isolated people experience greater subjective pain and higher rates of mortality (Eisenberger & Lieberman, 2004; Lieberman, 2013; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, Harris & Stephenson, 2015). Fundamentally, then, humans are a social species, relying on social capital, or the support emanating from social networks, to survive. Secondarily, from a cultural standpoint, the material security hypothesis suggests that in societies that are unstable or impoverished, people will tend to seek out dense, homogeneous social networks that help to meet needs for food, shelter and protection (Hruschka et al., 2014). Regarding religiosity, this indicates that material insecurity will tend to motivate people to embed themselves into dense, homogeneous religious communities in order to seek safety and material support (Norris & Inglehart, 2011; Barber, 2011). On the other hand, the expansion of impartial and well-funded social welfare institutions will reduce material insecurity and, thus, commitment

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Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Atheism, Social Networks and Health: A Review and Theoretical Model

McCaffree

2019

Secularism and Nonreligion

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“…The limits to this argument became readily apparent and the correlations between peers and delinquency were so significant that the answers suggested by control theorists could not account for it. Control theorists continue to underestimate the etiological significance of interpersonal diversity in criminal impulses; possibly due to the fear of violating the assumptions of control theory [14].…”

Section: Social Control Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite these issues, the application of social control theory to CCT not only serves to provide an explanation as how the programmes can alleviate crime but also gives social control theorists an opportunity to demonstrate the practical utility of their theory. Hirschi [10] has been criticised for a failure to address how external stimuli might cement strong social bonds; as a result, control theorists have refrained from presenting any specific guidance about crime control policies [14]. Schreck and Hirschi [15] argued that stakes in conformity cannot be imposed from without which implies that positive crime control via the theory is impossible.…”

Section: Social Control Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Schreck and Hirschi [15] argued that stakes in conformity cannot be imposed from without which implies that positive crime control via the theory is impossible. Rebellon and Anskat [14] have suggested that it is the role of a new generation of social control theorists to provide guidance beyond consistent monitoring. Can CCT programmes therefore unintentionally provide a crime control strategy for social control theorists?…”

Section: Social Control Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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