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Topic 3.2 - Coggle Diagram
Topic 3.2
Bandura
Strengths
Children who observed aggressive behaviour being rewarded imitated that behaviour. This shows the importance of role models in learning deviant behaviour
Takes account of the fact we are social beings. We learn from the experiences of others not just from our own direct experience
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Weakness
The bobo doll is a toy intended for hitting and many argued that its a bit like giving a child a toy gun and saying 'don't shoot' a bobo doll is meant to be hit. Therefore, many have said that the study is flawed.
The theory assumes people's behaviour is completely determined on their learning experiences and ignores their freedom of choice. This also conflicts with legal views of crime, which assume that we have freewill to commit crime
Not all observed behaviour is easily imitated we might see a film in which a sofecracker is rewarded with the loot; we lack the skills to imitate the behaviour.
Freud
Strengths
Freud was one of the first individuals to explore mental health when many people at that time were critical of mental health being an illness
Theory points the importance of early socialisation and family relationships in understanding criminal behaviour
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Weaknesses
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Critics doubt the existence of an 'un conscious' mind - how could we know about if it is unconscious
Psychoanalytic explanations are unscientifc and subjective they rely on accepting the psychoanalysis claims that they can see into the workings of the individuals unconscious mind to discover their inner conflicts and motivations
Bowlby
Strengths
Research showed that more of his sample of the 44 juvenille delinquents had suffered maternal deprivation (39%) than a control group of non delinquents (5%)
His work shows the need to consider the role of parent child relationships in explaining criminality
Weaknesses
Retrospective study where delinquents and their mothers had to accurately recall past events, this can be a problem - if it involves recalling emotive experiences
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