A Sub-Culture of Delinquency: Factors That Motivate Students of Form 3H to Join a Delinquent Sub-Culture in Pine Hill Secondary School
| dc.contributor.author | Sammy, Jason | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-22T19:29:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-22T19:29:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01-22 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study, which was based on the theoretical framework of Cohen’s sub-culture of delinquency, investigated the factors that motivated four male Form 3 students to join a delinquent sub-culture at a secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected through interviews. The findings identified the following factors that led to the students’ becoming involved in the delinquent sub-culture: 1) psychological problems emanating from family abuse and being bullied at school; 2) stereotyping and labelling by teachers; 3) parental separations or divorce; 4) material deprivation at home, which drove them to bullying others for financial gain; 5) peer pressure; and 6) the need to project a masculine image. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/39485 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Secondary school students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Student behaviour | en_US |
| dc.subject | Student attitudes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Delinquency | en_US |
| dc.subject | Delinquency causes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Male students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trinidad and Tobago | en_US |
| dc.title | A Sub-Culture of Delinquency: Factors That Motivate Students of Form 3H to Join a Delinquent Sub-Culture in Pine Hill Secondary School | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |