Sociology 2267A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Nuclear Family, Wtwo, Parenting Styles

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2267A/B
• Professor: Lisa Lyons

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Family, school, peers, and the youth crime problem. Ineffective parents kids 5x more likely to have behavioural probs than single parent effective parenting style: step blended associated w/violent and property delinquency, single parent property, sex is still the most important predictor of violent delinquency. School: up until 1960s, schools viewed as solution to issues of race, class, and source of the american dream, school failure linked to delinquency, schools a protective factor. Youth crime as an educational issue: cohen delinquent subculture stemmed from reaction formation where lower and working class youth responded to frustrations they experienced in a middle-class school system, low levels of school commitment lead to delinquency. )q (irschi, indirect relationship b/w )q and delinquency b/c iq affect: tracking . School failures based on their performance on standardized tests: classes w/strong academic focus lowered rates of property offending as youth aged.