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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Main Author: Hadjar, Andreas (Author)
Contributors: Baier, Dirk ; Boehnke, Klaus ; Hagan, John
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2007, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-58
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