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FAMILY RELATIONS AND DELINQUENCY IN ISRAEL
Author(s) -
RAHAV GlORA
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1976.tb00017.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , harmony (color) , psychology , criminology , social psychology , social relation , developmental psychology , sociology , art , visual arts
Several theoretical approaches (e.g., psychoanalytic theory, learning theory, and social‐disorganization) have led criminologists to the belief that harmony in family life prevents delinquency, while disharmony promotes it. Moreover, several studies suggested that there is interaction between the functioning of the family and social class as causes of delinquency. The present study of 414 Israeli adolescents reveals neither interaction between family relationships and social class, nor any substantive main effect, suggesting that (1) Israel's social conditions render the family a relatively less important role as a crimogenic agent, and (2) that family life has previously been idealized. and their role exaggerated due to the theoreticians’ value bias