dc.contributor.author | Edwards, Willie J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-19T18:39:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-19T18:39:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 17, Number 1 (WINTER, 1993), pp. 31-43 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.5095 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5095 | |
dc.description.abstract | The present study posuions constructs of five popular criminological/sociological theories into an integrated or multiple theory model to investigate the causation of delinquency. The model was testedon a sample(N=532) of males and females who were being detained in a county juvenile facility. The theories of differential association and anomie contributed the most to the model while social control and self-esteem theories contributed the least, leaving the labeling theory to contribute a moderate portion to the explanation of delinquency. The model indicated that the more anomie youths and those experiencing less social control were more likely to associate I with delinquent peers resulting in higher labeling and lower self-esteem. A comprehensive model of delinquency is better structured to depict the sequential and progressive attraction toward delinquent involvement than single theory models. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Department of Sociology, University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045. | |
dc.title | Constructing and Testinga Multiple-Theory (Integrated) Model of Juvenile Delinquency | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.17161/STR.1808.5095 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |