Female Delinquency
Goal Obstruction and Anomie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12925477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harjit S Sandhu (University of Guelph, corresponding author), Donald E Allen (Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 107-110 |
| Publication date | 1969-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1969.tb02299.x |
| OpenAlex | W2130804376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
S'inspirant de Cohen et de Merton, les auteurs enoncent l'hypothese que la delin‐quence feminine pourrait etre la consequence de l'ensemble des difficultes que percoivent les jeunes filles dans la poursuite et la realisation de leur desir de se marier. Un groupe experimental d'adolescentes delinquentes et un groupe‐con‐trole de filles frequentant deux ecoles superieures furent utilisees. Elles durent remplir un questionnaire comportant un index de difficultes et trois echelles distinctes de delinquence, d'angoisse et d'anomie. Les resultats demontrent le fait suivant: bien que les delinquentes pergoivent moins d'obstacles que les autres par rapport a un mariage eventuel, elles manifestent tout de meme plus d'angoisse et plus d'anomie. On essaie d'expliquer ce resultat inattendu. Inspired by Cohen and Merton the authors hypothesize that female delinquency may be the result of difficulties perceived by girls in the fulfillment of their marital goal. A test group of delinquent girls and a control group of high school girls were administered a questionnaire with an obstacle index, and three separate scales on delinquency, anxiety, and anomie. The findings revealed that although delinquent girls perceived fewer obstacles to their marital goal, they showed higher delinquency, greater anxiety, and higher anomie. The possible explanations are discussed
Anomie · Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Humanities · Juvenile delinquency · Psychiatry · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1997 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |