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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255449503321

Autore

Bao Wan-Ning

Titolo

Delinquent Youth in a Transforming China : A Generation of Strain / / by Wan-Ning Bao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-63727-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 270 p. 7 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia

Disciplina

364.360951

Soggetti

Criminology

Law—Asia

Juvenile delinquents

Critical criminology

Ethnology—Asia

Asian Criminology

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice

Criminological Theory

Critical Criminology

Asian Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Societal-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain -- Chapter 3. Individual-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain -- Chapter 4. Mediating Mechanisms of Strain and Delinquency -- Chapter 5. Coping Mechanisms for Strain and Delinquency -- Chapter 6. Strain, Coping, and Delinquency among Different Groups of Youth -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores two major social problems facing Chinese society today: increased strain in the lives of young people and heightened rates of crime and delinquency, ultimately examining the links between them. More broadly, it draws on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory and Agnew’s general strain theory to examine the factors and processes affecting young people, leading to life strain and delinquency. It represents the first study of this kind and involves the



most systematic and comprehensive literature review of studies on major social, economic, political and cultural changes, as well as youth crime in contemporary China. Bao’s arguments are supported by empirical evidence including data findings and over a decade’s worth of observational research. Shedding new light on the nature of youth crime in a rapidly changing society, this methodical study will benefit policy makers and researchers, helping them to develop tactics and methods to reduce strain in the lives of young people, and thus effectively prevent delinquency in China. .