Self Control Theory

. Self control theory explains that deviance is inherently attractive to everyone. It applies to both legal, illegal and self indulgent actions that are considered deviant in our society, for example , robbery , rape ,using drugs , smoking , drinking and even being obese and being a potato couch .The main reason behind these crimes are low self control , immediate and easy gratification and satisfying short term goals ( Goode, 2015). These college women wanted their body to be thin , but they did not want to do it by exercising and through proper dieting Instead they took they easy path of using drugs and disordered eating which provided them with immediate results and satisfied their short term goals. There were a few differences
She found that women who were involved in gangs found a sense of protection from their gang members. Gangs are predominantly male and being a part of gangs with young men meant that these women felt safe from other unknown predatory men in the social environment (Miller , 1998). It was the gang members job to keep the girls safe from everyone. But on the other hand girls involved in gangs also had to face a lot of victimization from their own and other gang members. In gangs there were a lot of gender inequality and sexual exploitation against girls. The girls were victimized by their own members because they were considered weak and less significant and they had fewer expectations placed on them. They were not seen as a threat by other gang members and were not involved in any risky and violent crimes, since it was the job the men to take care of them as these jobs were more masculine. In that sense these girls could escape the danger of the violent crimes, but they were also pushed aside because of their gender. Sexual exploitation was common more these young girls in the form of "sexing in". A lot of the girls were used as sexual objects unless they could stand up for themselves and fight for their own pride. When these young women posed threats to other members, the brutality of their punishment was way more severe than the men (Miller , 1998). This whole approach of gender and victimization risks among women in gangs support the anomie theory which defines that there is a disjunction between culturally defined goals and structurally available opportunities . Everyone in the society have materialistic goals but not everyone get the opportunity to actually achieve it which then causes strain. People who are unable to achieve their goals in a structural way reject the conventional means and take the deviant path ( Goode, 2015).Gangs consist of people who are