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Intrinsic to Hirschi's (1969, 1977) theory of social control is the assumption that persons will engage in delinquent behavior when their social bond to society is weakened. Hirschi's concept of social bond is comprised of the following four elements: (1) attachment, (2) commitment, (3) involvement, and (4) beliefs.
Rather society is prior to the individual. More specifically, different social structures produce different kinds of social solidarity. Thus Durkheim distinguishes between different levels of social density and these, in turn, give rise to different kinds of belief systems. Thus, for example, in a complex urban society, the personification of ...