Social Bond Theory Of Antisocial Behaviour
To make the decision that the question asked requires, you would have to getter a better understanding of the act of antisocial behaviour and what it may be associated with. In this essay, a better understanding of antisocial behaviour will be developed by considering theories such as Cohens delinquent boys and social bond theory and to give a just answer, Thornberry’s theories of selection and facilitation will be critically evaluated.
The term Antisocial behaviour was conceptualised to refer to issues which surround youth hanging about and causing trouble in various ways. In the UK, the definition is left broad, but according to the Home Office, antisocial behaviour may involve ‘acting in a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, …show more content…
The situation bought on a lot of frustration which then resulted in people often associating young people with antisocial behaviour (Campbell, 2002) much like they associate them with delinquency. However, authorities did not consider factors which may result in antisocial behaviour.
An explanation of this may come from theories of delinquency from social criminological theories such as social control theories; social bond and subculture theories; delinquent boys.
Social Bond theory (Hirschi, T., 1969) established that delinquent acts are a result of ones’ individual bonds to society being either weak or broken (Hirschi, 1969: 16). He went on to identify that there were four elements involved in social bonds: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief, drawing onto more sociological explanations than that of the psychological ones which were emphasised at the time.
The first, attachment refers to the way and ability which individuals would form relationships with other people and institutions; in the case of young people, those attachments involved those with their families, peers and schools. The theory emphasises that when those attachments are seen to be strong, then they are more likely to act in accordance of the expectations of
The term Antisocial behaviour was conceptualised to refer to issues which surround youth hanging about and causing trouble in various ways. In the UK, the definition is left broad, but according to the Home Office, antisocial behaviour may involve ‘acting in a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, …show more content…
The situation bought on a lot of frustration which then resulted in people often associating young people with antisocial behaviour (Campbell, 2002) much like they associate them with delinquency. However, authorities did not consider factors which may result in antisocial behaviour.
An explanation of this may come from theories of delinquency from social criminological theories such as social control theories; social bond and subculture theories; delinquent boys.
Social Bond theory (Hirschi, T., 1969) established that delinquent acts are a result of ones’ individual bonds to society being either weak or broken (Hirschi, 1969: 16). He went on to identify that there were four elements involved in social bonds: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief, drawing onto more sociological explanations than that of the psychological ones which were emphasised at the time.
The first, attachment refers to the way and ability which individuals would form relationships with other people and institutions; in the case of young people, those attachments involved those with their families, peers and schools. The theory emphasises that when those attachments are seen to be strong, then they are more likely to act in accordance of the expectations of