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Bowlby's Attachment Theory And Suicide

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1. The video is about the factors that influenced an adolescent boy to commit suicide in front of his classroom. During the video, there were many clips showing the escalation of multiple triggers that lead to Jeremy’s breaking point. In the video, there were numerous factors such as bullying, neglect, a tendency for violence and antisocial behavior that should have alerted individuals to Jeremy'ssitutation. However, all these factors were ignored by adults and his peer alike, they “erased” these factors on the chalkboard. These factors and Jeremy were ignored until one day Jeremy gave his teacher and his peers something they couldn’t erase. One point that I found unique was how the media is portrayed throughout the video to focus on the environmental …show more content…

Two criminological theories that relate to the video are Bowlby’s Attachment Theory and Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory. These two theories show how the social aspects of Jeremy’s life induced him to commit suicide. Attachment Theory states that unformed attachment with his inattentive mother could lead to increased impulsivity, difficulty in school, antisocial behavior and criminality. Throughout the video, there is _________lyric that states that “Daddy didn't give attention, to the fact that mommy didn't care.”This implies to the listener that both of his parents were inattentive and absent within his life. Social Bond Theory states that individuals who lack connections to the community through involvement, shared belief, commitment, and attachment are more likely to be impulsive and have increased criminality. So, individuals who do not accept conventional moral beliefs and are unconcerned with the wishes of others will perpetrate criminal behavior. Jeremy was not close to his family or peers, he did not consider the social bonds that would urge him to question his actions before he executed them. Instead, since he was unbothered by the wishes of others, he was more impulsive. Consequently, Jeremy was more likely to engage in risky and impulsive behavior due to his lack of attachment to his family in peers, which was shown in the

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Social bond theory was described in the textbook as,”Hirschi argued that through successful socialization a bond forms between individuals and the social group. When that bond is weakened or broken, deviance and crime may result” (127). In the film Bowling for Columbine it described Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold as socially outcasts from the school. Connecting back to social bond theory Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did not have bonds within the school as they were not in social norms and acted against it. In the textbook it further states, “We not only assume the deviant has believed the rules, we assume he believes the rules even as he violates them” (127).

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People that have gone to a good school and have a family with positive influences are less likely to engage in deviant behavior. External structures like schools, churches, clubs, police departments, keep individuals from deviating, these institutions push individuals into conforming to the norms of society. Travis Hirschi introduced four elements of social bonds: “attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief” (Vierra 2014). Reckless believed that these four components could prevent crime and deviant behaviors because they give the individual a purpose and sense of responsibility. If individuals in many of these lower income neighborhoods do not have a job and no source of steady income, then they are ever more likely to resort to deviant behaviors in order to attain the means of survival.

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More specifically the Social Bond Theory is an excellent example of what Edmund Kemper lacked. Hirschi stated that if one does not create a bond to societies institutions then criminal behavior is more likely to occur. Something that Edmund lacked was sensitivity especially since he knew her mother disliked him because of the resemblance to his father and thus he didn’t care about hurting her feelings or letting her down. This goes to show that because he was not sensitive to the opinion of his mother he was more likely to break the law. The major component of this is a higher risk of delinquency because of family interaction and family structure.

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This theory is also based upon four concepts or elements found with social bonds: attachment, commitment, belief, and involvement, all of which contribute to criminal behavior. Social bonds are the interpersonal relationships we form with family, teachers, friends, employers and even neighbors. Self-control also plays a part in this theory because if a person does not possess self-control, the person is more prone to engaging in criminal activity because they do not want to violate social norms or hurt others. The stronger these elements are; the less likely criminal behavior takes

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The social bond theory will help explain Rebecca Falcon’s behavior. The social bond theory suggests that if a person’s social bonds are weak than they will be more likely to be involved with criminal activity. Social bonds include bonds with family, bonds at school, bonds at work, and bonds in the community. There are four elements of social bonding; attachment, commitment, belief, and involvement.2 The way a person is sensitive and caring for others is their attachment.

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According to social control theory, individuals conform to social norms based on their bond with society. Individuals who experience a strong bond with society characteristically display congruence with societal values and norms, while those who experience weak or broken bond with society characteristically deter from these values and norms. Utilizing the four elements of social bond, it is possible to explain the reasoning behind the criminal, deviant and delinquent behaviour exhibited by notorious serial killer and necrophiliac, Jeffrey

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“When one teenager commits suicide it is a personal tragedy, but when groups of teenagers form a suicide pact and successfully carry it out, suicide becomes a matter of public

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Social learning theory and social bonding theory are two theories that may be compared and contrasted because they both overlap and differ. Although these theories have their similarities and differences, one theory may prove to be more convincing in terms of applying the theory to the understanding of crime and delinquency. Social learning theory refers to Akers’ theory of crime and deviance. Akers attempted to specify the mechanism and processes through which criminal learning takes place by explaining crime and deviance; he did this in such a way that the likelihood of conforming or deviant behavior based on the influence of an individual’s history of learning was accounted for. This theory was based off Sutherland’s differential association theory, which had nine propositions outlining the process by which individuals acquire attitudes favorable to criminal or delinquent behavior with the basic idea that people tend to associate with others in which they come into contact.

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In the final analysis, suicide is on the rise due to bullying and depression for two main reasons. First, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., costing an annual amount of approximately 40 billion dollars due to medical and lost work expenses. Most importantly, youths that are battling with depression assume that their suffering is the reason for their unhappiness. As a result, death is valued more than

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