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CHANGES IN FRIENDSHIP RELATIONS OVER THE LIFE COURSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR DESISTANCE FROM CRIME *
Author(s) -
GIORDANO PEGGY C.,
CERNKOVICH STEPHEN A.,
HOLLAND DONNA D.
Publication year - 2003
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.1745-9125.2003.tb00989.x
Subject(s) - friendship , life course approach , perspective (graphical) , psychology , narrative , identity (music) , developmental psychology , life history , social psychology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , biology
We analyze life history narratives and structured data derived from a study of serious female and male offenders interviewed when incarcerated as adolescents and followed up thirteen years later. We highlight shifts in the influence of friends and in the nature of friendship choices, and suggest how these changes can facilitate desistance processes. While key events (e.g., marriage) are important to an understanding of such changes, shifts in the actor's perspective and identity are also integral to the process of making successful network realignments. Similarities and differences by gender in the effects of adult social influence processes are also examined.