Explain socialization. Provide specific examples of agents of socialization. Discuss how socialization is potentially related to criminality. Choose ONE social process theory to discuss how socialization is a part of that theory and related to criminal behaviors.
2. Discuss two strengths provided with social process theories overall. Also discuss two weaknesses within the ‘umbrella’ of social process theories…Think about what it can do and what it does not do well with…
3. Provide a ‘story’ of a young person what represents each of the nine propositions of differential association theory. Use (1) in your response to show where that proposition is represented in your story.
4. In your own words, discuss Akers social learning theory. Explain what it tries to do in explaining criminal actions. Make sure to address all four of its components. Provide a relevant example.
5. Explain why social learning and social control theories are under the grouping or umbrella of social process. What makes them a process? Make sure to provide an example that represents social learning and process AND social control and process.
6. When you come home from school one day, there is a man waiting at your door with a 9-year-old child. The man is an attorney who is representing a cousin of yours that recently passed away. In the will, you are given custody of your cousin’s child. You are left with money to help raise the child. What would be your ‘game plan’ in making sure the child you are now caring for does not engage in deviant behavior? Use Hirschi’s social bond theory and its four components to provide information on how each one of the bonds will be SPECIFICALLY met by you, as the parent/caretaker.
7. Sutherland’s differential association, proposition #3 did not support the role of the media in being able to influence learning criminal behavior. He developed this theory in 1947. In 2021, discuss how today, the media (movies, videos, games, music, television) may actually be able to influence the learning of criminal behavior based on this theory OR you can side with Sutherland and discuss how the media still is unable to influence learning crime. Use the theory in your response.
8. In the article in D2L, “Analyzing predictors of Bullying Victimization with Routine Activity theory and Social Bond”, discuss the research focus of this study. Explain the data used to answer the questions. Discuss the findings specific to routine activities theory and social bond. What was the overall conclusion of the study? (DO NOT copy/paste from article…all in your own words)
9. Explain the differences in Hirschi’s social bond theory and Hirschi and Gottfredson general theory of crime. Although Hirschi was an author of both theories, how are they different from each other? Consider how they view crime and how crime happens.
10. Discuss your thoughts on ONE social process theory that best explains why some people engage in crime. Explain the theory. Give two reasons why you chose that theory, and it makes the most sense in why people commit crime (from the social process grouping).
