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