Travis Hirschi´s Elements in the Case Of Susan Fryberg

By applying the four elements of Hirschi’s Bonding Theory to the Susan Fryberg case, it is clear that her history shows that she never had the opportunity to build the important bonds with society.

Fryberg never attained a proper attachment to her parents. Her father left the home when she was very young, and her mother focused most of her attention on her male suitors or prostitution activities. Her mother developed a drinking problem when Fryberg was about nine years old. Fryberg left her home when she was sixteen years old and yet her mother does not report her missing and does not try to search for her.

One can clearly see that Fryberg never had an opportunity to bond or build a conventional relationship with her parents.

Fryberg were also placed in different foster homes, however she ran away from these foster homes, and thus she did not have time to build a relationship with other guardians. Fryberg had a few other siblings “who ran the household”, and while Fryberg might have established some form of a bond with her older siblings they also grew up with some of the same challenges and examples as Fryberg. Since Fryberg was the youngest these siblings also left the home while Fryberg was still quite young.

The only form of bonding described in the case study, is the bond Frybergs’s had with her mother’s clients. She bonds with these men, as they sometimes brought some presents for the children, this bond with her mother’s clients can not be described as a positive bond.

Fryber’s main involvement with intuitions consisted of her involvement with institutions for juvenile delinquency. She never adjusted to these institutions. Or her foster homes and as a result she did not place much value in her immediate society.

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