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Bridging the Gender Gap in Criminology: Liberation and Gender‐Specific Strain Effects on Delinquency *
Author(s) -
Leiber Michael J.,
Farnworth Margaret,
Jamieson Katherine M.,
Nalla Mahesh K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1994.tb01089.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , bridging (networking) , general strain theory , criminology , sociology , gender gap , psychology , demographic economics , computer security , economics , computer science
This study explores the empirical grounds for bridging the gender gap between liberation theories of female crime by integrating selected concepts from strain and liberation theses to explain female delinquency and gender differences in delinquency. Additive and interactive analyses were conducted with a sample of 1,613 adolescents. The findings provide little support for combining liberation and strain, primarily because of the inadequacy of liberated attitudes for strongly and consistently differentiating female delinquency. Strain, however, differed for males and females but was consistently and positively related to delinquency for both groups.