
The book offers a solution to the current crisis in delinquency theory that comes to terms with the social-class anomalies found in self-report delinquency studies and with social-control anomalies reported by ethnographers. Adolescence The authors present a theory of juvenile delinquency which explains the rise of delinquents from middle class backgrounds. Written by two eminent sociologists, Adolescent Subcultures and Delinquency is the culmination of 20 years of research, and includes new methodological procedures in addition to new data.
This work investigates the theoretical crisis in delinquency studies by reconciling social-class anomalies and social-control discrepancies through a new sociological framework. The authors, Herman and Julia Schwendinger, utilize two decades of empirical research to challenge existing paradigms regarding juvenile behavior. By focusing on the emergence of delinquency within middle-class populations, they propose a structural explanation that accounts for the social environments and subcultural formations of adolescents.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the field of criminology for its rigorous attempt to bridge the gap between ethnographic observation and quantitative data. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational text for those studying the sociological roots of adolescent behavior.
Page Count:
524
Publication Date:
1985-01-01
Publisher:
Praeger
ISBN-10:
0030009391
ISBN-13:
9780030009426
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