%0 Journal Article
%T Juvenile Delinquency and Differential Association Theory
%A Munirah Abdullah Alduraywish
%J Advances in Applied Sociology
%P 341-349
%@ 2165-4336
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aasoci.2021.118031
%X In this research paper<span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> the researcher used a qualitative approach which is data collection in
the juvenile delinquency topic, and differential association theory which is the
most prominent form of social learning theory. The researcher hypothesized that
there is a linkage between having deviant parents and becoming a criminal as
well as having deviant friends and becoming a criminal. In this paper</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> the
researcher found that the effect of deviant peer groups and deviant parent during
adolescence is quite similar. Both peer groups and parents have an important
position in the teenagerĄ¯s life; the researcher also found that slum
neighborhoods, fragile personality, and poverty play critical roles in
delinquency.</span></span></span>
%K Adolescent
%K Antisocial Behavior
%K Criminal Behavior
%K Deviant
%K Network of Affiliation
%K Parents
%K Peer Groups
%K Social Network
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111072