TY - JOUR
T1 - Delinquency among a sample of Russian youth
T2 - A test of power-control theory
AU - Finckenauer, James O.
AU - Weidner, Robert R.
AU - Terrill, William C.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Power-control theory purports to explain juvenile delinquency in terms of socioeconomic class, gender, and family structure. To date, it has been developed and investigated only with Canadian and American samples. This paper extends the application of this explanation by using data collected from Russian youths. As part of a 1992 study of legal socialization, a questionnaire was administered to 268 Moscow students. Based upon their responses to items that reflect elements of power-control, we examine the thesis that gender differences in risk orientation and delinquency will vary on the basis of family structure, as that is determined by parental roles in the workplace.
AB - Power-control theory purports to explain juvenile delinquency in terms of socioeconomic class, gender, and family structure. To date, it has been developed and investigated only with Canadian and American samples. This paper extends the application of this explanation by using data collected from Russian youths. As part of a 1992 study of legal socialization, a questionnaire was administered to 268 Moscow students. Based upon their responses to items that reflect elements of power-control, we examine the thesis that gender differences in risk orientation and delinquency will vary on the basis of family structure, as that is determined by parental roles in the workplace.
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U2 - 10.1177/105756779800800102
DO - 10.1177/105756779800800102
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34247417326
SN - 1057-5677
VL - 8
SP - 15
EP - 32
JO - International Criminal Justice Review
JF - International Criminal Justice Review
IS - 1
ER -
