Citation

Cao L, Adams A, Jensen VJ. Criminology 1997; 35(2): 367-379.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, American Society of Criminology)

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Abstract

We use data from the General Social Survey (1983 to 1991) to test Wolfgang and Ferracuti's hypothesis that violent values are widespread among African-Americans. Contrary to the expectations of the black subculture of violence thesis, our analyses indicate that white males are significantly more likely than blacks to express violent tendencies in defensive situations and that there is no significant difference between white and black males in offensive situations, ceteris paribus. Thus, we have rejected, within the limitations of our data, the hypothesis that a unique subculture of violence exists among the general population of African-Americans in the United States. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Criminology, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by the American Society of Criminology)

Subculture of Violence Theory
African American Offender
African American Violence
African American Adult
African American Juvenile
Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Violence
Black-White Comparison
Caucasian Adult
Caucasian Juvenile
Caucasian Offender
Caucasian Violence
Violence Causes
Violence Incidence and Prevalence
Violence Rates
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