Social Control Theory And The Labeling Theory

Japan and places like america differ, but one of the most differential aspects of the two is the crime rate. The crime rate in America seems to be skyrocketing compared to Japan. Irish’s control theory and the labeling theory sheds light onto the differences in crime. The crime rate differentiates because of culture. America’s ways of punishment on crime is not the same as Japans. Certain crimes in the united states compared to Japan’s are not seen as “serious”, which leads to different forms of punishment for the same crime. Hirschi’s conflict theory states that “social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society.” (pg 143) Places such as Japan according to the control theory must believe that they are a part of society. It shows to be true because Japan has a lower crime rate. There are four different types of social bonds that create connections for people to their society. The first is attachment that measures the connections made between people. People generally care about others opinions especially when they have close relationship. “People conform to society’s norms in order to gain approval (and prevent disproval)” The second type is commitment and this type relates to the investments that society makes towards others. Having a …show more content…
Hirschi’s conflict theory and labeling theory allows people to see the effects of not having recreational outlets leads to illegal activities and having ideologies that prevent people from being any sort of different creates a gap in society. America should start placing their priorities in place, and that can only happen if people consciously make the decision to choose right over wrong to make america a better place to