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- Akers argued that, although criminal behaviour is acquired through social interaction and modeling, it is maintained over time through the actual consequences of criminal acts, both social and nonsocial. He further argued that social learning is the process that mediates the effects of social structural factors on criminal and deviant behaviour.
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The purpose of this research paper is to provide an overview of Akers’s social learning theory with attention to its theoretical roots in Sutherland’s differential association theory and the behavioral psychology of Skinner and Bandura.
Notable Works: “A Differential Association-Reinforcement Theory of Criminal Behavior”. Subjects Of Study: social learning. Ronald L. Akers (born Jan. 7, 1939, New Albany, Ind., U.S.) is an American criminologist widely known for his social learning theory of crime.
Akers (1998) eventually modified differential reinforcement theory into its final form, social learning theory (SLT). SLT is composed of four main components: 1) differential associations, 2) definitions, 3) differential reinforcement, and 4) imitation.
Aug 29, 2019 · The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of Akers’ social learning theory including its theoretical foundations and four central explanatory concepts of differential association, definitions, differential reinforcement, and imitation.
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The main concept in social learning theory is that learning occurrences by individuals observing others, especially one's peers. Additionally, social theory blends behavioral concepts of reinforcement and punishment with cognitive concepts of awareness and expectations.
In 1973, Ronald L. Akers published the first of three editions of his seminal work, Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach. In that book, Akers laid out the basic elements of what has become one of the most popular and widely researched theories in criminology: social learning theory.
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Dec 14, 2009 · The theory was further revised in the 1970s and 1980s to become a social learning model developed by Ronald Akers. This model builds from the previous work by recognizing the significance of delinquent peers, differential definitions of and reinforcement for offending behaviors, and the influence of imitation of peer behavior.
