Delinquent Youth in a Transforming China

A Generation of Strain

Wan-Ning Bao (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 270 Seiten

2019 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-87620-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores two major social problems facing Chinese society today: increased strain in the lives of young people and heightened rates of crime and delinquency, ultimately examining the links between them. More broadly, it draws on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory and Agnew's general strain theory to examine the factors and processes affecting young people, leading to life strain and delinquency. It represents the first study of this kind and involves the most systematic and comprehensive literature review of studies on major social, economic, political and cultural changes, as well as youth crime in contemporary China. Bao's arguments are supported by empirical evidence including data findings and over a decade's worth of observational research. Shedding new light on the nature of youth crime in a rapidly changing society, this methodical study will benefit policy makers and researchers, helping them to develop tactics and methods to reduce strain in the lives of young people, and thus effectively prevent delinquency in China.

Wan-Ning Bao is Professor in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Societal-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain.- Chapter 3. Individual-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain.- Chapter 4. Mediating Mechanisms of Strain and Delinquency.- Chapter 5. Coping Mechanisms for Strain and Delinquency.- Chapter 6. Strain, Coping, and Delinquency among Different Groups of Youth.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2019
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 270 p. 7 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Asia • China • criminal justice • Criminology • Durkheim • General strain theory • offender • Sociology • Youth offending
ISBN-10	3-319-87620-1 / 3319876201
ISBN-13	978-3-319-87620-7 / 9783319876207
Zustand	Neuware