Drinking And Driving Social Learning Theory
Drink driving & The social learning theory
Drink driving in the U.K is on the rise, with many people breaking the legal limit of drink driving daily. The current legal limit in England and Wales is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath or 107 milligrams per 100 millilitres of urine. (www.telegraph.co.uk) If a driver gives a specimen of any form which gives a reading that is higher than the limit provided above, they have in fact broken the law and could face prosecution. On average 3000 people are killed or seriously injured each year due to drink driving collisions. (www.drinkdrivingfacts.com) Drink driving plays a big part in deaths on the road as many as 1 in 6 of all road deaths …show more content…
I believe that individuals sometimes pick up on the behaviours of those around us regardless of whether it was intentional. I do believe that if you have learned the idea that drinking and driving was acceptable through parents you may have been at a disadvantage as parents are normally the first relationships people have they are role models and I do believe that most social norms are taught to us by our parents, so by watching them breach the law it becomes slightly confusing to us as we grow. As children, we are punished for second guessing the actions of our parents therefore it is slightly contradictory to second guess their drink driving. I do feel however that there are more cons than pros when we apply this theory to this crime. Some of these cons include the fact that the theory does not explain why everyone who is under the influence of alcohol breaks social norms, e.g. not everyone drink drives. Another con would be that positive and negative reinforcements could vary by person to person e.g. a fine for drink driving could be enough to stop people drink driving again however others could see it as just a ‘slap on the wrist’ and continue to drink drive. I would also say that in my opinion two of the three route of learning behaviour can be reasons toward drink driving as discussed above. I don’t personally believe that culture is typically a route to encourage drink driving. The above paragraphs should give a clear insight to how behaviour is influenced by others thanks to the ideas of Albert
Drink driving in the U.K is on the rise, with many people breaking the legal limit of drink driving daily. The current legal limit in England and Wales is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath or 107 milligrams per 100 millilitres of urine. (www.telegraph.co.uk) If a driver gives a specimen of any form which gives a reading that is higher than the limit provided above, they have in fact broken the law and could face prosecution. On average 3000 people are killed or seriously injured each year due to drink driving collisions. (www.drinkdrivingfacts.com) Drink driving plays a big part in deaths on the road as many as 1 in 6 of all road deaths …show more content…
I believe that individuals sometimes pick up on the behaviours of those around us regardless of whether it was intentional. I do believe that if you have learned the idea that drinking and driving was acceptable through parents you may have been at a disadvantage as parents are normally the first relationships people have they are role models and I do believe that most social norms are taught to us by our parents, so by watching them breach the law it becomes slightly confusing to us as we grow. As children, we are punished for second guessing the actions of our parents therefore it is slightly contradictory to second guess their drink driving. I do feel however that there are more cons than pros when we apply this theory to this crime. Some of these cons include the fact that the theory does not explain why everyone who is under the influence of alcohol breaks social norms, e.g. not everyone drink drives. Another con would be that positive and negative reinforcements could vary by person to person e.g. a fine for drink driving could be enough to stop people drink driving again however others could see it as just a ‘slap on the wrist’ and continue to drink drive. I would also say that in my opinion two of the three route of learning behaviour can be reasons toward drink driving as discussed above. I don’t personally believe that culture is typically a route to encourage drink driving. The above paragraphs should give a clear insight to how behaviour is influenced by others thanks to the ideas of Albert