Differentiate Between the Erosion Model and the Social Influence Model

question 69

Essay

Differentiate between the erosion model and the social influence model.

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Definitions:

Vagrancy

A condition of homelessness and joblessness, often criminalized, where individuals wander from place to place without a permanent home or lawful employment.

Self-denial

The act of sacrificing one's own desires or needs, often for ethical or religious reasons.

Puritan

A member of a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and needed to become more Protestant.