For example, it focuses on four elements such as attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. Attachment is defined as lovingness and closeness with parents or friends (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Moreover, commitment is the amount of time spent on conventional activities without losing investment in these activities (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Involvement emphasizes on the participation in prosocial activities, which leaves diminutive amount of time for antisocial activities (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Lastly, belief accentuates the faith and respect for social norms. This conveys that these social bonds are necessary for an individual to conform to social order and the law (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Furthermore, Hirschi also underscores that weak social bonds such as attachment or commitment will lead to low self-control and deviant behaviour because the individual will only depend on him/herself as no other rules of conduct like parents or peers will influence him or her in any way (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp.
For example, it focuses on four elements such as attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. Attachment is defined as lovingness and closeness with parents or friends (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Moreover, commitment is the amount of time spent on conventional activities without losing investment in these activities (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Involvement emphasizes on the participation in prosocial activities, which leaves diminutive amount of time for antisocial activities (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Lastly, belief accentuates the faith and respect for social norms. This conveys that these social bonds are necessary for an individual to conform to social order and the law (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp. 138-141). Furthermore, Hirschi also underscores that weak social bonds such as attachment or commitment will lead to low self-control and deviant behaviour because the individual will only depend on him/herself as no other rules of conduct like parents or peers will influence him or her in any way (Bouffard & Rice, 2011, pp.