Social Bond

Definition of Social Bond

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Social Bond: The degree to which an individual is integrated into ‘the social’. Do they have binding ties to the family, to the school, to the workplace, to the community ? While Durkheim first focused on the importance of the social bond it has gained wide acceptance in the theory and research of Travis Hirschi. Hirschi argues that as the socal bond is weakened the degree of deviant involvement goes up.

Social Bond: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Social Bond. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada