Convention Need a solution for abstract management? All Academic can help! Contact us today to find out how our system can help your annual meeting. Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! Click here for more information.
Association: Name: American Society of Criminology (ASC) URL: http://www.asc41.com
Citation: URL: http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p125655_index.html Direct Link: HTML Code:

Hogan, Michael. and Palmer, Jennifer. "Risk-Taking Behaviors as Cultural Symbols: Implications for a General Theory of Crime" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 01, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p125655_index.html>

Hogan, M. J. and Palmer, J. L. , 2006-11-01 "Risk-Taking Behaviors as Cultural Symbols: Implications for a General Theory of Crime" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p125655_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Gottfredson and Hirschi’s general theory of crime posits that risk-taking behaviors such as smoking and drinking are a function of low self-control, and that low self-control is largely a product of inadequate socialization. However, recent research on smoking indicates that this behavior may function as a symbol of lower and working class culture in ways consistent with the theory of conspicuous consumption. The present research extends this work by exploring the relationship between both smoking and drinking behavior and cultural tastes in the areas of the arts and literature using data from the 1993 General Social Survey. The results may call into question whether these behaviors can be conceptualized as products of, or indicators of, low self-control, given their culturally symbolic nature. Furthermore, the question is raised as to whether socialization into these behaviors can be considered “inadequate” if they have symbolic value to the culture into which one is socialized.

Applying Theories of Behavior Change to Public Emergency Preparedness: Implications for Effective Health and Risk Communication

Do General Fear of Crime Questions Gauge Perceived Risk, Fear of Crime, or Behaviors? An Exploration into a Nagging Question

Prosocial and Antisocial Risk-taking Behaviors among Adult Females: Testing General Power-Control Theory

Gender Differences in Delinquency and Health Risk Behaviors: A Test of General Strain Theory

Reconsidering Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime: Linking the Micro- and Macro-level Sources of Self-control and Criminal Behavior Over the Life-course