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The Lower-Class Value Stretch
Abstract
The paper delineates two contradictory positions that are stated or implied in theoretical studies and in studies of juvenile gang delinquency and illegitimacy: (1) society is based upon a common value system; and (2) society is based upon a class-differentiated value system. The concept of the lower-class value stretch is proposed as a way of resolving some of these contradictions and of better understanding lower-class behavior. The lower-class value stretch refers to the wider range of values, and the lower degree of commitment to these values, to be found within the lower class. Data on level of aspiration studies and on illegitimacy in the Caribbean are presented to support the idea that the value stretch is the major response of the lower class to its deprived situation.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rodman, H.
- Venue
- Social Forces
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1963-12-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 205-205
- ISSN
- 0037-7732 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2007358816
- Cited by
- 222
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 6.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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