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Explaining the Gender Gap in Delinquency: Peer Influence and Moral Evaluations of Behavior
Abstract
Gender is one of the strongest correlates of delinquent behavior, but gender differences in delinquency have proven difficult to explain. Some analysts have called for gender-specific theories of delinquency, whereas others argue that males and females are differentially exposed to or differentially affected by the same criminogenic conditions. Building on the latter approach, this article draws on Sutherland's theory of differential association and Gilligan's theory of moral development to argue that males and females are differentially affected by exposure to delinquent peers. Analysis of data from the National Youth Survey supports the hypothesis that moral evaluations act as a barrier to reduce or counteract the influence of delinquent peers among females, thereby producing large observed sex differences in delinquent behavior.
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- Authors
- MEARS, D. P., PLOEGER, M., & WARR, M.
- Venue
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-08
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 251-266
- ISSN
- 0022-4278 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-731X
- OpenAlex
- W2166147020
- Cited by
- 494
- References
- 32
- FWCI
- 10.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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