Bond Theory

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In Travis Hirschi's Bond Theory he implies that deviance is the result of social controls such as attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief failing. My father's deviance applies to this theory because he lost a sense of these four bonds. After my parents got divorced and we moved out of the house, my father lost his attachments with us. He no longer saw us everyday or talked to us like he used to. My dad had a nice paying job, he had commitments to his work place, but as he started to spiral out of control his work let him go for a few months so he could mentally and physically heal himself. Back when my dad had friends, they would go out and do things. They would go on fishing trips, or golf outings, but soon after his involvement with