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Author: Tovar, Stephanie
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Family Processes and Delinquency: The Consistency of Relationships by Race/Ethnicity M.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, 2000. MAI 39,02 (2000): 413 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Control; Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Ethnic Studies; Family Studies; Hispanics; Racial Differences; Racial Studies; Social Influences The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of family process variables and delinquency in relation to social control theory. The main objective is to examine whether the relationship between family process variables and delinquency will vary across racial/ethnic groups. A secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 is conducted in order to achieve the objectives. Data was obtained from 9,022 adolescent boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years old. The significance of using this data is that it allows for group comparisons of three racial/ethnic groups: white, African American, and Hispanic adolescents. Social control theory implies that there should be consistency across racial/ethnic groups regarding social bonding. In this study racial/ethnic differences were found in the strength of the relationships between family processes and delinquency. Therefore, future research may want to reinvestigate whether social control theory is adequate to explain delinquency for all adolescents. |
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Tovar, Stephanie. Family Processes and Delinquency: The Consistency of Relationships by Race/Ethnicity. M.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, 2000. MAI 39,02 (2000): 413. |