Cutting the Grass: A Reexamination of the Link between Marital Attachment, Delinquent Peers and Desistance from Marijuana Use

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Recent work indicates that marriage contributes to desistance from crime. However, two prominent interpretations of this relationship have been offered. The first, rooted in informal control theory, suggests that the “marriage effect” is a direct result of social bonds that tend to accompany matrimo...

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Authors: Maume, Michael O. (Author) ; Ousey, Graham C. (Author) ; Beaver, Kevin M. 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2005, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-53
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Keywords:
Social learning theory
Social control theory
Desistance
Life Course
Deviant behavior
Delinquent peers