The preceding series of blog posts ascribed utility to the theory of social bonding (used in criminal psychology) and unpacked the four domains of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. This post will seek to tie the domains together and conclude the series. This is not intended to be a prescriptive […]
In a previous blog post, we discussed social bonding and the element of involvement. How the local church gets young men involved will differ from congregation to congregation, but social bonding indicates that the higher the level of involvement the individual has, the higher the level of cognitive mapping of […]
In a previous blog post, we discussed the commitment domain of social bonding. In criminal psychology, commitment acts as a cognitive function and is descriptive of the rational cost for future goals. A higher level of commitment to a group will make the cost of behavioral deviation greater. In this […]
In a previous blog post, we looked at the attachment domain of social bonding and how it affects men. Attachment is viewed on an affect level and descriptive of emotional closeness to peers, friends, and family. In this post, we will discuss commitment. James Chriss (2007) views commitment as cognitive […]
