by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Jock Young’s Concept of Moral Panic Jock Young was a British sociologist who played a big role in helping people understand how society reacts to things it fears. One of his most important ideas was about something called “moral panic.” This is when people or...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Travis Hirschi’s Social Control Theory Travis Hirschi was a famous American sociologist who asked a very important question: why do people not commit crimes? Instead of focusing only on why people do bad things, he looked at the other side. He believed...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Adolphe Quetelet’s Quetelet Index Adolphe Quetelet was a Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist who lived in the 1800s. Even though he worked in many areas, one of his most lasting contributions is something that affects almost everyone today. It is...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Cloward and Ohlin’s Differential Opportunity Theory In the study of why people commit crimes or become involved in delinquent activities, many thinkers have offered different explanations. One of the most interesting and practical explanations came from two...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Lawrence W. Sherman’s Defiance Theory When we think about how laws work and why people obey or disobey them, we often assume that punishment makes people behave better. For example, if someone breaks the law and they are fined, jailed, or publicly shamed, we...
