TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Labeling by self and others: the comparison of behavior among "anti-social" and "pro-social" children in an open community agency
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Wodarski, John S.
A1  - Feldman, Ronald A.
A1  - Pedi, Stephen J.
SP  - 258
EP  - 275
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - Male children (n = 155) between the ages of 8 and 16 who were referred by various professionals, i.e., teachers, school counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers, and were defined as being anti-social and 221 children defined as pro-social were observed for two hours a week at a community center. Behavioral ratings were secured for 30 weeks. Children were pretested and posttested on self-inventories to measure anti-social behavior. In addition, significant adults, such as group counselors, filled out pre- and posttest inventories to measure anti-social behavior. The behavioral data revealed that the two categories of children did not significantly differ in incidence of pro-social and anti-social behavior. However, data provided by self-inventories were not consistent with the behavioral data. The results are discussed in terms of relevance for labeling theory.   Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009385487500200306
ID  - ref1
ER  -