EMPIRICAL STATUS OF THE SUBCULTURE OF VIOLENCE THEORY

• NCJ Number: 25373
• Journal: Social Problems Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 280-292
• Author(s): H S ERLANGER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare; US Executive Office of the President
• Corporate Author: Soc for the Study of Social Problems
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS SOME OF THE LITERATURE DEALING WITH THE SUBCULTURE OF VIOLENCE THESIS AND PRESENTS NEW DATA ON PEER ESTEEM AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF FIGHTING AMONG MALES IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

Abstract

A RE-ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA COLLECTED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IS ALSO PROVIDED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT ALTHOUGH THE SUBCULTURE OF VIOLENCE THESIS HAS NOT BEEN DEFINITIVELY TESTED, THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE IS AGAINST IT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)