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This book explores the link between family life and antisocial
behavior. In recent years, researchers from a variety of
disciplines have investigated the relationship between society's
most fundamental social institution--the family--and various forms
of criminal behavior. Simons et al. fill a fundamental void in the
literature by demonstrating how these seemingly disparate lines of
research can be woven together using classic and contemporary
theories of delinquency and crime. The book is designed to serve as
a supplement for courses on juvenile delinquency, criminology,
deviance, and child development.
Families, Delinquency, and Crime evaluates and explores popular
explanations using the results of studies by sociologists,
criminologists, and psychologists. Each chapter succinctly defines
terminology, establishes a review of empirical literature, and
provides an effective argument that families are a dynamic aspect
of our social lives that are intricately related to delinquency and
other problem behaviors. Clear examples of each situation are
provided.
Part I explains child and adolescent antisocial behavior. The
chapters review theory and research regarding the effect of family
structure, marital conflict, parental antisocial behavior, and
parents' childrearing practices on a child's risk for conduct
problems and delinquency. Part II focuses on adult antisocial
behavior and shows how the various family socialization processes
and childhood behavior problems discussed in Part I influence the
probability of later adult crime. Explanations are provided for
both the continuity and discontinuity of antisocial behavior across
the life course. Consideration is given to the manner inwhich
romantic partners often modify deviant life course trajectories.
The book also explores the link between family experiences during
childhood and adult risk for either perpetrating or becoming the
victim of marital violence.
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