Delinquency and opportunity : a theory of delinquent gangs

Author(s)

• Cloward, Richard A.
• Ohlin, Lloyd E.

Bibliographic Information

Delinquency and opportunity : a theory of delinquent gangs

by Richard A. Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin

（International library of sociology, 143 . The sociology of youth and adolescence ; 6）

Routledge, 1998, c1960

Note

Reprint. First published in 1961 by Routledge and Kegan Paul

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1998. This is Volume VI of the twelve in the Sociology of Youth and Adolescence series and focuses on delinquent subcultures and theories around masculine identification, adolescence and lower-class culture, alienation and illegitimate means. This study is an attempt to explore two questions: (l) Why do delinquent norms, or rules of conduct, develop? (2) What are the conditions which account for the distinctive content of various systems of delinquent norms such as those prescribing violence or theft or drug-use?

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Delinquent Subcultures
• Chapter 2 Questions a Theory Must Answer
• Chapter 3 Some Current Theories of Delinquent Subcultures
• Chapter 4 Goals, Norms, and Anomie
• Chapter 5 The Evolution of Delinquent Subcultures
• Chapter 6 Illegitimate Means and Delinquent Subcultures
• Chapter 7 Subcultural Differentiation
• Chapter 8 Persistence and Change in Delinquent Subcultures
• Index

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Details

• NCID: BA3565314X
• ISBN:
  • 0415176638
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 220 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV9069
  • DC : 364.363
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gangs
  • LCSH : Juvenile delinquency
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0019440X