Timothy R Lauger
Biographic Data
| ID | 317243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy R Lauger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy R |
| FAMILY NAME | Lauger |
| SIGNATURE | LAUGER T R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Niagara University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5637-6619 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Religion and Gangs: An Introduction to the Isolated and Integrated Affiliation Models
This chapter develops Lauger and Rivera’s (2022) isolated and integrated affiliation models to explore how gang membership may intersect with religion to influence behavior. The isolated affiliation model posits that gang members will be exposed to religion, but tension between the gang and religious life undermines their interaction. When gang members do embrace religion, it creates a conflict that forces individuals to choose either gang or rel…
Banging while Believing: The Intersection of Religiosity, Gang Membership, and Violence
Religious groups and street gangs typically exhibit contrasting cultural systems that produce different behavioral consequences, especially relating to crime and violence. This study introduces and develops the isolated and integrated affiliation models to explain the potential intersection of gang membership and religious affiliation. The isolated affiliation model predicts that gang membership and personal religiosity are incompatible affiliati…
The Protective Effects of Religious Group Membership, Service Attendance, and Scripture Reading on Binge Drinking among College Students
Real Gangstas: Legitimacy, Reputation, and Violence in the Intergang Environment
Street gangs are a major concern for residents in many inner-city communities. However, gangs’ secretive and, at times, delinquent tendencies limit most people’s exposure to the realities of gang life. Based on eighteen months of qualitative research on the streets of Indianapolis, Real Gangstas provides a unique and intimate look at the lives of street gang members as they negotiate a dangerous peer environment in a major midwestern city. Timoth…
Gangs, identity, and cultural performance
Although the notion of identity has received substantial attention from sociologists and psychologists, it has not been well developed in the gang literature. Identity accounts for a person's sense of self, which is based on meaningful social interactions and group participation, and becomes a source for publicly performing social roles. Gang membership is one such role that merits significant attention, and existing theories about identity and r…
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
Violent Stories: Personal Narratives, Street Socialization, and the Negotiation of Street Culture Among Street-Oriented Youth
Although numerous studies have relied on the notion of street culture to explain why offenders commit an array of street crimes, researchers have generally overlooked the social processes that transmit street culture within and across populations. This article examines how personal stories about violent events shape and transmit street culture among active gang members and street-oriented youth. It conceptualizes street culture as a complex syste…
Violent Stories: Personal Narratives, Street Socialization, and the Negotiation of Street Culture Among Street-Oriented Youth
Although numerous studies have relied on the notion of street culture to explain why offenders commit an array of street crimes, researchers have generally overlooked the social processes that transmit street culture within and across populations. This article examines how personal stories about violent events shape and transmit street culture among active gang members and street-oriented youth. It conceptualizes street culture as a complex syste…
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
Gangs, identity, and cultural performance
Although the notion of identity has received substantial attention from sociologists and psychologists, it has not been well developed in the gang literature. Identity accounts for a person's sense of self, which is based on meaningful social interactions and group participation, and becomes a source for publicly performing social roles. Gang membership is one such role that merits significant attention, and existing theories about identity and r…
Banging while Believing: The Intersection of Religiosity, Gang Membership, and Violence
Religious groups and street gangs typically exhibit contrasting cultural systems that produce different behavioral consequences, especially relating to crime and violence. This study introduces and develops the isolated and integrated affiliation models to explain the potential intersection of gang membership and religious affiliation. The isolated affiliation model predicts that gang membership and personal religiosity are incompatible affiliati…
Violent Stories: Personal Narratives, Street Socialization, and the Negotiation of Street Culture Among Street-Oriented Youth
Although numerous studies have relied on the notion of street culture to explain why offenders commit an array of street crimes, researchers have generally overlooked the social processes that transmit street culture within and across populations. This article examines how personal stories about violent events shape and transmit street culture among active gang members and street-oriented youth. It conceptualizes street culture as a complex syste…
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
Real Gangstas: Legitimacy, Reputation, and Violence in the Intergang Environment
Street gangs are a major concern for residents in many inner-city communities. However, gangs’ secretive and, at times, delinquent tendencies limit most people’s exposure to the realities of gang life. Based on eighteen months of qualitative research on the streets of Indianapolis, Real Gangstas provides a unique and intimate look at the lives of street gang members as they negotiate a dangerous peer environment in a major midwestern city. Timoth…
Gangs, identity, and cultural performance
Although the notion of identity has received substantial attention from sociologists and psychologists, it has not been well developed in the gang literature. Identity accounts for a person's sense of self, which is based on meaningful social interactions and group participation, and becomes a source for publicly performing social roles. Gang membership is one such role that merits significant attention, and existing theories about identity and r…
The Protective Effects of Religious Group Membership, Service Attendance, and Scripture Reading on Binge Drinking among College Students
Religion and Gangs: An Introduction to the Isolated and Integrated Affiliation Models
This chapter develops Lauger and Rivera’s (2022) isolated and integrated affiliation models to explore how gang membership may intersect with religion to influence behavior. The isolated affiliation model posits that gang members will be exposed to religion, but tension between the gang and religious life undermines their interaction. When gang members do embrace religion, it creates a conflict that forces individuals to choose either gang or rel…
Banging while Believing: The Intersection of Religiosity, Gang Membership, and Violence
Religious groups and street gangs typically exhibit contrasting cultural systems that produce different behavioral consequences, especially relating to crime and violence. This study introduces and develops the isolated and integrated affiliation models to explain the potential intersection of gang membership and religious affiliation. The isolated affiliation model predicts that gang membership and personal religiosity are incompatible affiliati…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poison control (3 works)