The social learning theory today is centered around four principal themes the first being differential association, which refers to the direct or indirect exposure to different behaviors in different social contexts. The impact of exposure depends highly on frequency, duration, intensity, and priority of different associations. The second theme is definitions which refers to attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms about a certain behavior learned indirectly or directly from specific social groups. The third theme of social learning theory is differential reinforcement or punishment which refers to the net balance of expected social and/or nonsocial rewards or costs associated with different behaviors. Lastly, we have the fourth theme, imitation, which refers to the emulation of certain behavior through the observations of role models. …show more content…
Social learning theorists also believe that deviant behavior stems from parent-child interactions. Sexual violence for example is believed to be a learned behavior associated with one’s inner aggression and sexuality as an outcome of social traditions. Ted Bundy is one of the most widely known American serial killers and rapists of the twentieth century. Ted Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946. Ted Bundy was described as a charming, and intelligent man, he used these traits to get close to his victims. Bundy raped and murdered several women. He strangled and mutilated his victims, he would also display their chopped off heads in his apartment and would sleep with their corpses until putrefaction made it unbearable. Bundy was said to be driven by a deep anger that started when he was a young child. To the public eye, Bundy was this loving politician on college campus who was engaged to and cared for a beautiful woman and her children but Bundy was nothing less than a raging monster. Bundy is said to have