Stages of Drug Use: A Social Control Perspective
Three models reflecting stages of substance use (alcohol use/alcohol and marijuana use/polydrug use) were tested using path analysis to examine subsamples of 626 to 850 subjects. Overall, high school bonds contributed little toward an explanation of substance use.
The Effects of Social Contact on Drug Use: Behavioral …
These studies are advancing our understanding of the role of the social environment in drug use by showing that the rewarding and reinforcing effects of drugs depend on (1) whether other individuals are immediately present and (2) whether those individuals are also using drugs.
Hirschi's Social Control Theory: A Sociological Perspective
Hirschi (1969) developed a theoretical approach called "social control" which can be used to illuminate the sociology of addiction for persons with disabilities. Social control theory focuses on the sociological forces that can prevent people from participating in deviant behavior.
Social Scientific Theories of Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction
This is followed by a summarization and evaluation of the 11 social theories that have been used to explain drug use and abuse. These theories are: social learning theory, social control theory, strain theory, cognitive transformation theory, life course theory, the social development model, rational choice theories, community-level theories ...
Social Control Theory - Criminology Theories - IResearchNet
Social control theory assumes that people can see the advantages of crime and are capable of inventing and executing all sorts of criminal acts on the spot—without special motivation or prior training. It assumes that the impulse to commit crime is resisted because of the costs associated with such behavior.
Do Social Bonds Matter? Social Control Theory and Its Relationship …
Sep 13, 2020 · This study examines the effects of social bonds on drug users’ desistance from substance abuse, with a special focus on testing the applicability of social control theory in the context of China.
While social control theory is listed in the social process theory section, many believe it originates from structural-functionalism instead. Both are “process” theories in that they are concerned with how people interact and how deviance and drug use unfold over time. The Social-Conflict Paradigm. Unlike the two prior paradigms which ...
Control Theory and Adolescent Drug Use - SAGE Journals
THOMPSON, A. E., K. SMITH-DiJULIO, and T. MATTHEWS (1982) “Social control theory: evaluating a model for the study of adolescent alcohol and drug use.” Youth & Society 13: 303-326.
Sociological criminology and drug use: A review of leading …
Jan 1, 2014 · The social bond is the key construct underlying Hirschi’ s social control theory. The social bond is hypothesized as the theoretical mechanism by which people are able to avoid...
Social Control Theory of Crime - Simply Psychology
Oct 11, 2023 · Results showed that Social Control Theory could explain the variance in delinquency to a moderate extent and that the theory was more adequate in explaining minor offenses and drug use. More specifically, commitment and belief variables are stronger predictors of crime for females, while attachment is more important for males.