Citation

Wiatrowski MD, Hansell S, Massey CR, Wilson DL. Am. Sociol. Rev. 1982; 47(1): 151-160.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, American Sociological Association)

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Abstract

The hypothesis that placement in a noncollege curriculum track causes losses in self-esteem and increased delinquency was examined in a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of over 1600 high school boys. A status attainment perspective from the sociology of education was used to conceptualize tracking influences on delinquency suggested by delinquency theories, and path models were employed to explore various assumptions about the development of delinquency. The results did not support the findings of earlier cross-sectional and correlational research that noncollege track placement would lower self-esteem and cause delinquency. Controlling for background, ability, school attachment, self-esteem, and educational and occupational aspirations, delinquency in the senior year of high school and one year after graduation were best predicted by sophomore levels of delinquency. These results suggest that school socialization experiences occurring earlier than high school be searched for causes of delinquency among boys. (abstract Adapted from Source: American Sociological Review, 1982. Copyright © 1982 by the American Sociological Association)

Educational Factors
Educational Attainment
Educational Aspirations
Juvenile Male
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Self-Esteem
Low Self-Esteem
Delinquency Causes
Educational Aspirations
Senior High School Student
Late Adolescence
Early Adolescence
School Performance
School Achievement
Male Delinquency
Male Offender
Male Self-Esteem
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