Classic strain theory and gender: The case of Turkey

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-38

  Özbay, Özden ^a   Özcan, Yusuf Ziya ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classic strain theory; Delinquency; Gender; Merton; Social class; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLASSIC STRAIN THEORY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELINQUENCY; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TURKEY;

EID: 30844434851     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05277665     Document Type: Review

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