The Effect of Male Delinquency on Mothers and Fathers: A Heuristic Study

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AUTOR(ES) Anne-Marie Ambert
ANO 1999
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Sociological Inquiry
ISSN 0038-0245
E-ISSN 1475-682X
EDITORA Wiley-Blackwell
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1999.tb00889.x
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 9d57ca916135b9b328e5ab71abb000a4

Resumo

This paper addresses some of the lacunas extant in the empirical literature on adolescents. The focus rests on studying the impact of juvenile delinquency not on adolescents, but on their parents. From an interactional perspective, adolescents are denned as proactive social actors who contribute to the quality of their family lives. A multisample, multimethod study of delinquents'parents is conducted and finds that parents are highly affected by their children's delinquency; this effect is particularly strong for mothers compared to fathers. Difficult adolescent behaviors and delinquency lead to a series of complications and stressors in parental lives. Research questions are suggested that target a broad range of variables and themes.

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