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This 4 page paper uses sociological theory to interpret a personal situation. Recommendations for a student writing an essay is provided in tutorial form. An example of being arrested for drunk driving is used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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least a young persons attachments to society which is a commitment to traditional goals, a bond with others, belief in social norms and legitimate social activities (Davidson, 1990). Hirschis version
of social control theory is the internal state and he suggests that this prevents delinquent behavior (Davidson, 1990). Similarly, a student points out that "Hirschis theory of deviance-like Durkheims-has more
to do with us than with them." In other words, there is something internal that allows individuals to adhere to, or violate, social norms. Not everything can be explained by
external factors. Also, methods of developing bonds are not always explained under social control theory (Davidson, 1990). Davidson (1990) compares this to Sutherlands differential association. Differential association is a theory
that suggests that crime is initiated due to the fact that people learn behavior due to interactions with others (Andersen & Taylor, 2005). It is actually common sense. Many parents
instinctively know that if their children "hang" with the "wrong crowd," the children will become more like those undesirable individuals. When people experience prison life, they change due to their
new criminal associations and often come out of their stint worse off than when they arrived. In general, while norms are developed in society, sometimes, norms are let go
of for a variety of reasons. Durkheim (1997) writes: "The hypercivilization... breeds the anomie tendency..." (p.323). Anomie, as first described by Emile Durkheim, is a sense of normlessness. People feel
as if the rules do not apply. Nothing matters. In applying the sociological imagination to specific circumstances in a students life, he or she will want to relate certain
facts. For example, it may be the case that a student attends college due to the fact that both of his parents did and there is a societal expectation to
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