LECTURE 10: LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVES
17 Cards in this Set
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Stability
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Self-control Theory.
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Life Course Theory
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Stability and change. There could be stability but there also could be change.
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The 2 Types of Continuity (or stability)
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1. Homotypic
2. Heterotypic
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Homotypic
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Same behavior over time. Delinquency at one time predicts delinquency at time 2.
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Heterotypic
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Deviance is associated with deviance but the form changes. Example: Delinquency may predict excessive drinking.
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Social Bonding/Control Theory
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All the 4 types of social bonds (attachment, commitment, involvement, belief), vary over the course of our life.
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Social Capital
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The kind of relationships a person has. Ties to other people. Our interpersonal relationships. We gain social capital from job, community).
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Turning Points
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Change in crime and delinquency; It's a turning point in a transition or pathway of crime.
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Basic Thesis: Sampson and Lamp
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While continuity in deviant behavior exists, social ties in adulthood, to work, family and community, explain changes in criminality over the life span.
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Trajectory
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Building blocks of life course theory. The different institutions in your life. The pathways a person has taken in life.
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Transitions
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Life events that happen. Can serve as a turning point. Can redirect pathways in trajectory. Examples: first marriage, first job.
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Glueck Data
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Measured delinquency.
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Job Stability
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Composite of employment status, stability of most recent employment, and work habits.
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Commitment
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Commitment to occupational goals.
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Attachment to Spouse
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Interview data, less strong to strongly attached, investment in the social relationship, close feelings toward spouse, generally constructive relationships. (stronger protective effect than job stability).
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Turning Points: Strengths
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Sampson and Laud. Looks at possibility of change.
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Turning Points: Limitations
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Sampson and Laud. Only used all white men.
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SOCI 304: Exam 1