spring 2005 chris uggen – soc 4141 1
Lecture 8:
learning and differential
association
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Differential Association Theory: Learning Criminal Behavior, Slides of Sociology of Crime and Punishment
A series of lecture notes from a Sociology 4141 class taught by Chris Uggen in Spring 2005. The notes cover the topic of Differential Association Theory, which posits that criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others in intimate personal groups. an introduction to the theory, conceptual tools, the process of differential association, extensions and policy implications, and critiques of the theory.
What you will learn
- What are the assumptions of Differential Association Theory?
- What are the critiques of Differential Association Theory and how have they been addressed?
- How does the learning process of criminal behavior differ from other learning processes?
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Lecture 8:
learning and differential
association
intro to DA
• Background
• Assumptions
– Cultural Relativism
– Change and Flexibility in Human
Behavior
– Delinquency is Learned
– Delinquency is Group Behavior
the DA process (9) p. 126
1. Criminal behavior is learned
2. .. in interaction with others in a process of communication
3. .. within intimate personal groups.
4. The learning includes a) techniques and b) motives, drives,
rationalizations & attitudes.
5. The specific direction is learned from definitions of the legal
code as favorable & unfavorable.
6. One becomes criminal because of an excess of definitions
favorable to law violation over definitions unfavorable.
7. Differential associations vary in frequency, duration, priority
& intensity
8. This learning process involves the same mechanisms as any
other learning
9. Criminal behavior is not explained by general needs ($) and
values, since non-criminal behavior expresses the same
needs & values.
[10. Differential Social Organization explains rates]
Simplified Diagram of Differential Association Theory