William E. Thompson, Jack E. Bynum, Mica L. Thompson

Juvenile Delinquency (eBook, ePUB)

A Sociological Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Juvenile Delinquency, Eleventh Edition, discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from the youth's family, neighborhood, school, peer group, social class, and overall cultural and social environment. Balancing theory with application, the authors explore the different causes of juvenile delinquency, examine its behaviors and consequences in social contexts, explain the role of the police and court system, and propose strategies for treatment and prevention. Interdisciplinary scholarship from sociologists, psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other specialists who have sought to understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile delinquency is incorporated throughout the text. Learning outcomes offer students a roadmap for major concepts and key ideas while end-of-chapter outcomes assessments stimulate critical thinking and discussion. In each chapter, "Global Focus on Delinquency" boxes look at delinquency in different societies, cultures, and subcultures and "Controversial Issue" boxes address critical questions. New to This Edition: New Chapter, "Female and LGBTQ Delinquency and Feminist Theories" emphasizes often overlooked female delinquency and juvenile delinquency in the LGBTQ+ communityNew and updated coverage of the media and social media is incorporated throughout the book to highlight one of the most important influences on juvenile delinquency todayNew discussion of transnational gangs and their influence both within and across national borders highlights a global rise in nationalism (Chapter 12)Updated coverage of video gaming and violence, cyberbullying, school shootings, drug usage, drinking, smoking, and vaping is presented and analyzed to keep students up to date on contemporary issues

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538130308
• Artikelnr.: 59807852

Autorenporträt

William E. Thompson is professor of sociology at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Professor Thompson has authored and coauthored more than 40 articles in professional journals, including several reprinted in sociology textbooks and readers.

Inhaltsangabe

Brief Table of Contents
Part I: Conformity, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency
1: A Sociological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency
2: Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency
Part II: Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
3: Classical, Biological, and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile
Delinquency
4: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Strain and
Cultural Transmission Theories
5: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Learning and
Social Control Theories
6: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Labeling and
Radical/Conflict Theories
7: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency:
Maturation/Life-Course, Rational Choice/Deterrence and Feminist Theories
Part III: Juvenile Delinquency in a Social Context
8: Family and Juvenile Delinquency
9: Schools and Delinquency
10: Youth Subcultures and Delinquency
11: Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency
Part IV: Applied Theory: Social Control and the Juvenile Justice System
12: Juveniles and the Police
13: Juvenile Courts
14: Juvenile Corrections
Part V: Applied Theory: Strategies for Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency
15: Treatment and Prevention Strategies
16: Rethinking the Delinquency Problem