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Delinquency and Opportunity A Study of Delinquent Gangs
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998. This is Volume VI of the twelve in the Sociology of Youth and Adolescence series and focuses on delinquent subcultures and theories around masculine identification, adolescence and lower-class culture, alienation and illegitimate means. This study is an attempt to explore two questions: (l) Why do delinquent norms, or rules of conduct, develop? (2) What are the conditions... Read more
Chapter 1 Delinquent Subcultures; Chapter 2 Questions a Theory Must Answer; Chapter 3 Some Current Theories of Delinquent Subcultures; Chapter 4 Goals, Norms, and Anomie; Chapter 5 The Evolution of Delinquent Subcultures; Chapter 6 Illegitimate Means and Delinquent Subcultures; Chapter 7 Subcultural Differentiation; Chapter 8 Persistence and Change in Delinquent Subcultures; Index;
Biography
Richard A. Cloward, Lloyd E. Ohlin
