Social Theory and Social Structure

have shown that a child’s educational accomplishment and cognitive development are the results of the child’s social environment. There have been a host of research on children’s social environment and its influences on academic achievement (Hill, 2009; Hall, 2007; Siraj and Mayo, 2014). The proposed theory for this study is the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) (Bandura, 1977). This theory suggests that people learn from their…

Leading theorist, Travis Hirschi, argued that previous theories on criminal behavior were asking the wrong theoretical questions. They were simply exploring the motives behind crimes and why individuals committed crimes. According to Lilly, Cullen, and Ball (2015), previous “theories did not explain who would be a delinquent and who would not be a delinquent” (p. 115). However, Hirschi brought attention to those individuals who were not committing crimes through asking the primary question of…

Why Do We Need Each Other? Why do humans form romantic relationships? According to the Evolutionary theory, “we choose mates for the sole purpose of maximizing and enhancing our reproductive efforts” (Welch, 2012, p. 206). This may be biologically true, but people also have emotional needs. Human beings crave intimacy, whether it be with a parent, sibling, or romantic partner. “We all want to belong to someone, to share with someone, to be intimate with someone” (Welch, 2012, p. 140).…

Hirschi’s social bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system Travis Hirschi created the social bond theory in 1969. He believed in having a good understanding of the elements of Social Bonding which would help in understanding the problems that face the family unit. One of his many and most focused theories were commitment to social norms such as involvement with school and employment and other social activities. Hirschi later advanced the Social Bond Theory into the Social…

The theory they used was Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self- control theory. Their self- control theory explains that self- control is one of the strongest known predictors of crime. They later on explain the connection between self-control and alcohol. Which is self- control has more to do with how much you drink and the negative outcomes that comes with drinking more then alcohol dependence does. This theory has been tested in dozens of different countries in the United States with different…

Although Social Work is my minor and Criminal Justice is my major I have a deep passion for the field of Social Work. I was homeless at the age of four years old when my grandmother died. At that time I lived in the Queen Louise homeless shelter on Saint Croix for six months with mother. My father is an immigrant and my mother was a foster child. My mother was also in an abusive relationship for six years of my childhood. Six years that felt like a century. My parents would not be who they…

Sociology is the investigation of social life, social change, and the social results of human conduct. Sociologists research the structure of gatherings associations, and societies and how individuals interact inside these settings. Sociology is an energizing and lighting up field of study that examines and clarifies essential matters in our personal lives, our groups, and the world. At the personal level, sociology examines the social causes and results of such things as sentimental adoration,…

interactionism, conflict theory and structural functionalism. The Functionalist views society as a very complicated structure or system. The many different components of society which work along together towards the promotion of solidarity ad stability which was said by Isajiw2013, pg124, “the Causation and Functionalism in Sociology”. There hey point that are talked about under functionalism, which they include and involve latent, social, manifest…

Anthony Giddens and Pierre Bourdieu are two famed synthetic sociological theorists whose primary work revolved around solving the issue of structure versus agency. The sociological question of structure versus agency is a question that revolves around how structure and agency influence and shape human action and social life in general. Structure, in sociological terms, is defined as things outside of human nature such class or education level that to a certain degree shape human action.…

What is social stratification? In simple terms social stratification “refers to a ranking of people or groups within a society.” (Kerbo 2006) But social stratification is not a simple subject it is a more complex idea then some may assume. Many individuals may assume that one is simply born into their social class. Although one is born into a social class, their birth doesn’t entirely determine the social class. When determining the social stratification of an individual there are…