NCJ Number
95669
Journal
Deviant Behavior Volume: 5 Issue: 1-4 Dated: (1984) Pages: 1-10
Date Published
1984
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This paper examines sex differences in school deviance and compares a cultural/socialization explanation (the machismo thesis) and structural explanations of this differential.
Abstract
In general, the findings show that the sex-school deviance relationship is completely explained by differences in social controls and pressures which are structured by sex, and that machismo identity may be a mediator of this relationship for aggression but not for general school misconduct. In addition, the findings suggest that sex differences in deviance are enhanced because children tend to be influenced by same-sexed peers. (Publisher abstract)