Competitiveness in Schools and Delinquency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228774 |
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| Authors | John Braithwaite (0000-0001-8538-2404, corresponding author), J B Braithwaite |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 107-110 |
| Publication date | 1975-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1975.tb00541.x |
| OpenAlex | W2296671307 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Some theories to explain the relationship between school failure and delinquency are examined. It is argued that it is the condition of status deprivation through being given a low rank on the status hierarchy of the school that leads to delinquency. Policies of equality of opportunity achieve a reordering of children on the hierarchy, but leave the hierarchy itself intact. Delinquency may be part of a more general pathology which arises from competitiveness in schools
Criminology · Hierarchy · Juvenile delinquency · Political science · Publishing · Rank (graph theory · Sociology · Educational Challenges and Innovations · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Regional Development and Management Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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