Sammy, Jason2015-01-222015-01-222015-01-22https://hdl.handle.net/2139/39485This 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.enSecondary school studentsStudent behaviourStudent attitudesDelinquencyDelinquency causesMale studentsTrinidad and TobagoThesis