Rebekah Chu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebekah Chu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebekah |
| FAMILY NAME | Chu |
| SIGNATURE | CHU R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Cascading Effects of Adolescent Gang Involvement Across the Life Course
The short-run deleterious effects of gang involvement during adolescence have been well researched. However, surprisingly little empirical attention has been devoted to understanding how gang involvement in adolescence influences life chances and criminal behavior in adulthood. Drawing on the life-course perspective, this study argues that gang involvement will lead to precocious transitions that, in turn, will have adverse consequences on the fu…
African American Fathers
Much of the literature on African American fathers has tended to perpetuate a stereotype of absent and unsupportive parenting. This study employs a life course perspective to investigate the extent and predictors of involvement by young fathers. Data come from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study that has followed a representative sample of urban youth since they were in the seventh or eighth grade. Analysis is based on the…
Do strong communities increase homicide? an evaluation of the Nisbett‐Cohen thesis
Cohen (1998) describes a study showing that, in the US, regionally distributed culture controls the direction of the relationship between social disorganization and homicide rates. In the South and West, where, according to the Nisbett‐Cohen theory, there is a “culture of honor”, strong community and family bonds increase argumentrelated homicides. Conversely, in the North, where cultural beliefs do not support violence in response to insults, st…
Herding and Homicide
Journal Article Herding and Homicide: An Examination of the Nisbett-Reaves Hypothesis Get access Rebekah Chu, Rebekah Chu University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Craig Rivera, Craig Rivera University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Colin Loftin Colin Loftin University at Albany, State…
The Cascading Effects of Adolescent Gang Involvement Across the Life Course
The short-run deleterious effects of gang involvement during adolescence have been well researched. However, surprisingly little empirical attention has been devoted to understanding how gang involvement in adolescence influences life chances and criminal behavior in adulthood. Drawing on the life-course perspective, this study argues that gang involvement will lead to precocious transitions that, in turn, will have adverse consequences on the fu…
African American Fathers
Much of the literature on African American fathers has tended to perpetuate a stereotype of absent and unsupportive parenting. This study employs a life course perspective to investigate the extent and predictors of involvement by young fathers. Data come from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study that has followed a representative sample of urban youth since they were in the seventh or eighth grade. Analysis is based on the…
Herding and Homicide
Journal Article Herding and Homicide: An Examination of the Nisbett-Reaves Hypothesis Get access Rebekah Chu, Rebekah Chu University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Craig Rivera, Craig Rivera University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Colin Loftin Colin Loftin University at Albany, State…
Do strong communities increase homicide? an evaluation of the Nisbett‐Cohen thesis
Cohen (1998) describes a study showing that, in the US, regionally distributed culture controls the direction of the relationship between social disorganization and homicide rates. In the South and West, where, according to the Nisbett‐Cohen theory, there is a “culture of honor”, strong community and family bonds increase argumentrelated homicides. Conversely, in the North, where cultural beliefs do not support violence in response to insults, st…
Herding and Homicide
Journal Article Herding and Homicide: An Examination of the Nisbett-Reaves Hypothesis Get access Rebekah Chu, Rebekah Chu University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Craig Rivera, Craig Rivera University at Albany, State University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Colin Loftin Colin Loftin University at Albany, State…
Do strong communities increase homicide? an evaluation of the Nisbett‐Cohen thesis
Cohen (1998) describes a study showing that, in the US, regionally distributed culture controls the direction of the relationship between social disorganization and homicide rates. In the South and West, where, according to the Nisbett‐Cohen theory, there is a “culture of honor”, strong community and family bonds increase argumentrelated homicides. Conversely, in the North, where cultural beliefs do not support violence in response to insults, st…
African American Fathers
Much of the literature on African American fathers has tended to perpetuate a stereotype of absent and unsupportive parenting. This study employs a life course perspective to investigate the extent and predictors of involvement by young fathers. Data come from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study that has followed a representative sample of urban youth since they were in the seventh or eighth grade. Analysis is based on the…
The Cascading Effects of Adolescent Gang Involvement Across the Life Course
The short-run deleterious effects of gang involvement during adolescence have been well researched. However, surprisingly little empirical attention has been devoted to understanding how gang involvement in adolescence influences life chances and criminal behavior in adulthood. Drawing on the life-course perspective, this study argues that gang involvement will lead to precocious transitions that, in turn, will have adverse consequences on the fu…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Homicide (2 works) · Life course approach (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Poison control (2 works)