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Peer reviewedSegrave, Jeffrey O.; Hastad, Douglas N. – Youth and Society, 1983
Among high school students, value orientations (indicators of societal control) significantly influenced delinquency involvement, while socioeconomic status and perception of limited opportunities (indicators of social structure) indirectly affected delinquency (through their influence on value orientations). The research supported Cernkovich's…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Theories, Conformity, Delinquency
