- Match the following social control theories to their basic premise
1. Containment theory
a. Crime results when the link between an individual and society is broken
2. Self-derogation theory
b. Low self-control accounts for crime
3. Social bond theory
c. Low self-esteem fosters delinquent behavior
4. The general theory of crime
d. Crime is linked to an imbalance of control
5. Control balance theory
e. Crime results from the failure of internal and external control mechanisms
Question 2
- Match the following social learning theories to their basic premise
1. Differential association theory
a. People pursue criminal behavior to the extent that they identify themselves with real or imaginary persons from whose perspective their criminal behavior seems acceptable
2. Differential association-reinforcement theory
b. Criminal behavior is learned
3. Differential identification theory
c. Crime is a function of social learning that occurs within a social structure
4. Social structure-social learning model
d. Criminal behavior is learned through a process of rewards and punishments