Adolescence and Delinquency: The Collective Management of Reputation (Social Psychology & Society S.) - Hardcover

Emler, Nicholas; Reicher, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631138021 ISBN 13: 9780631138020

Verlag: Blackwell Publishers, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

This study offers an analysis of delinquency by asking about the social dynamics of behaviour and misbehaviour. Its central thesis is that conduct is motivated by reputation; the problem is to explain why many young people choose to pursue delinquent reputations. The book begins with a critical look at psychology's traditional reaction to deviance, which has been to attribute it to flaws or deficits in the individual's make-up. It then examines the major theoretical perspectives on delinquency in both psychology and sociology, relating them to their common historical roots as the "mass society" thesis of the 19th century. The fit between these theories and the facts is then explored in some detail. None account successfully for the major features of delinquency - particularly its generalized character, and its greater prevalence among males and in mid-adolescence. The remainder of the book works out an alternative account which develops the idea of "reputation management", and examines the kind of reputation and identity that is conveyed by delinquent action and the advantages this may have for the actor. Particular attention is given to the group context and the influence this has on adolescent behavioural decisions, and to processess of group formation.

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Nicholas Emler is Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0631138021
• ISBN 13: 9780631138020
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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