Renegade kids, surburban outlaws : from youth culture to delinquency /
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| Author / Creator: | Wooden, Wayne S. |
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| Imprint: | Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c1995. |
| Description: | viii, 248 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series Contemporary issues in crime and justice series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1728295 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction to the Problem
- At-Risk Kids
- A Generation in Crisis?
- What Is Youth Culture?
- How Does One Study Youth Culture?
- Outline of the Book
- Renegade Kids
- Suburban Outlaws
- Societal Responses and Trends
- 2. Understanding Why Youth Become Deviant
- Criminological and Sociological Perspectives
- Classic American Delinquency Theories
- British Subcultural Theories
- Gender-Based Theories
- Postmodern Theories
- I. Renegade Kids
- 3. Mall Rats and Life in the Mall
- The Malling of Suburbia
- Shopping 'TilYou Drop
- Delinquency in the Mall
- Social Functions of Malls
- A Day in the Life of a Mall Rat
- 4. Kicking Back at "Raging High"
- The Fostering of Low Self-Esteem
- High School Bullies
- Social Cliques and Youth Culture
- Clique Structures in Four Suburban High Schools
- The Leaders of the Pack
- 5. Punks and Anarchy: Changes in the Youth Scene
- A Brief History of Punk
- Parents of Punkers
- Voices From the Fringe
- Letters to the Fanzines
- 6. Gutter-Punks and the Lure of the Street
- Young and Adrift
- Pierced and Tattooed: Contemporary Youth Styles
- Punk as Universal Rebellion
- II. Suburban Outlaws
- 7. Suburban School Shooters
- The Reality of School Gun Violence
- Increased Fear in Schools
- The Blame Game
- Trying to Understand Suburban School Shootings
- Is Culture the Cause or the Effect?
- 8. Tagger Crews and Members of the Posse
- Dynamics of Tagging
- The Proliferation of Taggers
- Penalties for Tagging
- 9. Skinheads: Teenagers and Hate Crimes
- Contemporary Teenage Skinheads
- Recruitment of Teenage Skinheads by Racist Groups
- Skinheads' Rules of Conduct
- Explanations for the Rise of Such Gangs
- 10. Stoner Gangs and Satanic Youths
- Running with the Home Boys
- White Youth Gangs as Cults
- Profiles of Stoners
- Satanists: Devil's Children?
- Profiles of Satanists
- III. Societal Responses and Trends
- 11. Reactions to Youthful Offenders
- The School System Responds
- The Mental Health System Responds
- The Juvenile Justice System Responds
- Reactions of Concerned Citizens
- 12. Generation Why?: Crisis at the Millennium
- The Politics of Generations
- The Demographics of Youth Culture
- The Growing Influence of the Media
- Final Thoughts
- Appendix A. Methodology
- Appendix B. Tables
- Index