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What are the four bonds in the Social Control theory (Hirschi) and how do those bonds keep a person from being deviant?

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The interesting question for him is what prevents people from violating norms. According to Hirsch I, conformity is generated by social control. Hitachi distinguished four different forms of social bonds and their influence on social control: attachment, commitment, involvement and belief.

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