Another theory is the control theory that explain the cultural understanding on the deviant. ... The individual in this condition can accept and move on or can achieve alternative means of obtaining the success such as robbery, drug trafficking or use of violence. ... The informal social control and the collective efficacy change the linkage to social norms (Akers, 105). ... The impact is a reduced social institution that is unable to control the behavior. The outcome is cultural deviant such as high level of crime rates, drug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, and other related crime activit...

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Social Control Theories take a sort of opposite approach from other theories in criminology. ... Most control theories are a blend of psychiatric, phsychological, and sociological ideas. The most well known figure in control theory is Travis Hirschi. ... It is these four bonds that make up Hirschi's Social Control Theory. ... With adoption, the criminogenic effect is commonly alcoholism, drug dependency, and mental illness (Stone 1972). ...

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Marijuana is, by definition, a drug. ... Marijuana, like other drugs, has been known to impair a person's judgment and ability to function; yet unlike other drugs, "not a single person has ever died from a weed overdose " (Wing par. 1). ... The first is that the legalization of marijuana would allow the U.S. government to tax the drug. ... Drugs are widely labeled and prohibited in today's society. ... The functionalist outlook sees that purpose of the issue would be to sustain permanence and order in our society, while the conflict perception views the determination to be attainmen...

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One of the more popular drug, Marijuana is used by many of youth today. The use of this drug is known for being a deviant act. ... He taught his best friend how to use the drug. ... They each learned how to smoke pot by watching someone else use the drug.? ... Crosnoe, Dornbusch, Erickson (2000)A Social Process Model of Adolescent Deviance: Combinging Social Control and Differential Association Perspectives.? ...

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For example, when looking at the movie "The Godfather," a large portion of consumers (especially male teenagers and young adults) really enjoyed the movie and the connotations that were attached to organized crime such as Italian mafias, weapons, drugs, etc. ... Many students answered with the stereotypes that are portrayed through the media such as Russian and Italian mafias, international crime, drugs, weapons, and a few even said The Godfather. ... Lyman and Potter (2015) state that, "[the media creates] their own social reality of notorious gang leaders; conspiratorial, exotic, and al...

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He is represented as masculine through the use of his dominance in the household, control over Stella and being the prime influence in his social group of friends, as they see him as someone they want to be. ... Stanley's physical sovereignty is embedded throughout the play due to way he behaves and his innermost desire to control everyone around him. ... The use of drugs and alcohol is significant in both plays as it can be related to the theme of escapism. ... The character of Myron from All New People can be compared to Stanley as he also drinks and takes drugs, "Myron snorts a li...

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"The concentrations of deprived households in these areas have become more apparent and problems of crime, drug abuse, unemployment and low social esteem have increased" (Alcock, P, Erskine, A &, May M, 1998, page 303). ...

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Their mothers all used drugs while they were pregnant, and this caused the children to have this special skill. These children were taken from their mother because she used drugs, and when they were found to have this special skill, they were put to work. ... Anderton has been into drugs since his son disappeared, but this does not seem to have an effect on his job, and everybody who works with him ignores the fact that he does it. ... It was controlled by one person. ...

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A pioneer in the movement, John Grierson, wanted to capture the the 'creative interpretation of actuality' in an attempt to allow the scientific capture of living patterns that would be beneficial for state planning and control as well as to educate those in charge and artistically enhancing a public sense of national unity. ... Realism then comes not from Hollywood special effects but from the narrative, the concept of the film and its themes; these themes, now widely accepted as the norm, money, drugs, class, prostitution and sex, reflect the society itself so their credibility as ...

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On the other hand, if a family's social bonds consist of money being the control factor, then this particular setting will produce an individual who will try to control others with money and that is it. The product of this negative environment, only will know money and control, two attributes that will not aid you in a positive community setting. ... Joining the new neighborhood community can be crucial, but you control your position of community on how much you apply yourself. ... Teen age pregnancies, drug addictions, etc.., are all problems of the youth today, which is going to bri...

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The use of drugs during this time was heavy, and this resulted in many infant deaths. ... Our leader that used drugs as a young man, cheated on his wife, and is involved with Watergate is a fine example of not being able to trust ones leader. ... Lastly in his essay Havel states, "Perhaps our lack of responsibility for the planet is only the logical consequence of the modern conception of the universe as a complex of phenomena controlled by certain scientifically identifiable laws, formulated for God-know what purpose. ...

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Similarly, in an American pop culture' set in a Beverly Hills high school in the midst of exaggerated plastic noses, mobile phones, drugs and the sexual revolution, a resemblance can be seen as viewers relate the novel to film. ... They are also both manipulative as seen in both characters' desire to control such as Emma's manipulation of her doting febrile father and Harriet, parallel to Cher manipulating Tai and Mel through affection. ... Additionally, Harriet is transformed into Tai whose clothes lack style and who has a thick Bronx accent and who likes smoking drugs. ...

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Matsueda (1982), tested control theory against differential association, concluding that differential association was supported over control theory. ... Contradicting control theory is the actual definitions as well as the model for crime causation itself. Hirschi's social control takes the social bond * peer delinquency * delinquency. ... Most testing that is done to research the theories consistent of differential association as well as social control is through self-report surveys. ... For the dependent variables asked, the general crime questioned 35 varieties of crime, including ...

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financial abuse which can result in the control over an individuals' survival, and isolation whereby an individual is controlled by segregating him/her from family, friends and community. ... Child rearing can be an immensely frustrating task and parents feel they should have control. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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Deviance And Social Contol The Theory of Differential Association and Gangs Theory is a systematic explanation of a phenomenon; it organizes known facts and allows us to predict new facts, and permits us to exercise a degree of control over the phenomenon. ... Another example might focus on juveniles living in a subculture in which selling and using drugs are a common practice and as a consequence of these activities there is a likelihood to develop attitudes favorable to drug use and trafficking. ...

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Poverty, unemployment, inequality and boredom, as well as factors such as single parent families, child abuse, broken homes and also media violence, drugs and moral decline have all been used to attempt to explain the problem. ... With the predominant thought of looking at unemployment, poverty, the use of drugs and any other factors that might help to contribute to the likelihood of causing violent crimes. ... Despite their rejection by most sociologists, biological and psychological theories are still wide spread and accepted as valid by the various agencies of social control. ...

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Additionally, the minority groups themselves can develop reactions that are turned inward and create a sense of hopelessness, despair, and self-doubt that can lead into even more sociological problems in the form of alcoholism, drug abuse, aggression, and crime. ... The fight against gangs can be used to initiate social control- even in areas where gangs are not a significant issue: Ironically, conformist juveniles are those most often affected by such control strategies, which take the form of curfews, dress codes, and rules of participation. ...

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Additionally, the minority groups themselves can develop reactions that are turned inward and create a sense of hopelessness, despair, and self-doubt that can lead into even more sociological problems in the form of alcoholism, drug abuse, aggression, and crime. ... The fight against gangs can be used to initiate social control- even in areas where gangs are not a significant issue: Ironically, conformist juveniles are those most often affected by such control strategies, which take the form of curfews, dress codes, and rules of participation. ...

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This almost always precludes media self-control by those who realize the long-term impact of their product. ... The Centers for Disease Control realizes the impact visual images and "news" has on potential behavior: their policy to suppress "copycat" suicides is to refrain from showing victims of suicides, provide no details about the technical aspects of the method chosen, and in no way to glorify suicide. ...

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Anyone from a suburban or rich neighborhood would look at my area in which I grew up and use words such as poverty, crime, drugs, and unemployment. ... In the book Invitation to Sociology, Peter Berger states, "Society not only controls our movements, but shapes our identity, our thought and our emotions. ...

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Anyone from a suburban or rich neighborhood would look at my area in which I grew up and use words such as poverty, crime, drugs, and unemployment. ... In the book Invitation to Sociology, Peter Berger states, "Society not only controls our movements, but shapes our identity, our thought and our emotions. ...

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" With these lacking, Monke also states that "We should not be surprised when they "solve" personal and social problems by turning to drugs, guns, hateful Web logs, or other powerful "tools," rather than digging deep within themselves or searching out others in the community for support.... We, as parents, need to take more control over how much time and what websites are being accessed by our children....

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Power can be an association of many crimes of violence, violence is thought to be concerned towards connections to and around the body, and mostly in regards to pain, emotion, control and discipline (Hale, 2009). ... Contemporaneously other theories uphold the belief that individuals withhold a natural instinct to behave violently, which requires very little motivation, therefore believing that violence is the result of a failed constraint or control. ...

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On the streets, drugs are being sold, people are dying and girls make their living as prostitutes. ... Male supremacy, is the "ideology that men are superior to women and should have power and control over women". ...

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Other scholars such as [Kor78] have strongly rejected the differential association theory principles that agree with social control. ... In this regard an individual learns deviant behavior from other people in his/her social circle such as family and peers, and cannot be inherited genetically, for instance most drug cartels are family run (Akasha dynasty). ...

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