The Self-Concepts of Black and White Delinquents

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ID8400960
AuthorsT W EMMS (Canterbury Christ Church University), R M Povey, Robert Povey (Canterbury Christ Church University), Sarah Clift (0000-0001-5442-267X, Canterbury Christ Church University), S M CLIFT
Year1986
Volume26
Issue4
Pages385-393
Publication date1986-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047629
OpenAlexW2338696661
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

Despite the wide range of “self-concept” research which has been carried out in Britain and America, there is little published work on the self-concepts of British teenage black delinquents. The present study investigates this question, using a modified version of Berger's (1952) “acceptance of self” scale, with a sample of 20 black and 20 white male subjects resident in a youth custody centre. In contrast to most previous research findings showing British blacks to have significantly lower levels of self-concept than whites, the group of black delinquents in this research had a marginally higher mean score than the matched white delinquent group. Although the difference between the mean scores is not statistically significant, the findings are in line with the trends observed in American research (Taylor & Walsh, 1979) towards an increase in black self-concept. It is suggested that research into the comparative levels of black and white self-concept in different settings would merit further investigation in Britain

Art · Criminology · Sociology · White (mutation) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Philosophy · Religious studies

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