Adolescence and Delinquency

by Nicholas Emler and Stephen D. Reicher

In this book Nicholas Emler and Stephen Reicher present a new explanation for delinquency by asking about the social dynamics of behavior and misbehavior. The central thesis argues that conduct is motivated by reputation: the problem is to explain why so many young people choose to pursue delinquent reputations. The book begins with a critical look at psychology's traditional reaction to deviance, which has been to attribute it to flaws or deficits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631168230
• ISBN13: 9780631168232
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Good Book!

Get to the mind of a troubled child and see the world through his or her eyes and feel the way they do and learn more than you ever thought you would!