Juvenile delinquency and gender revisited: the family and power-control theory reconceived
Cross-cultural evidence on the gender gap in delinquency is presented. Based on power-control theory (PCT), gender differences in aggressive behaviour are analysed. We assume that differences in labour force participation between father and mother lead to differences in parental control behaviour to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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European journal of criminology
Year: 2007, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-58 |
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