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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.
This framework is. an orderly, ï¬xed arrangement of parts that together. make up the whole group or society (see Figure. 4.1). At the macrolevel, the social structure of a. society has several essential elements: social insti-. tutions, groups, statuses, roles, and norms. Functional theorists emphasize that social. structure is essential because it creates order and. predictability in a society (Parsons, 1951).