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Title: Do Gender Stereotypes Keep Girls away from Crime? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Power-Control Theory
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Kirchner, EmmaLeigh E. |
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Do Gender Stereotypes Keep Girls away from Crime? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Power-Control Theory Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2016 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Modeling, Structural Equation; Parental Influences; Parenting Skills/Styles; Risk-Taking Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study utilizes multiple waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979) to examine Hagan's original Power-Control Theory (1985) employing structural equation modeling. The research sought to examine gender differences in offending, as well as other concepts contained within Power-Control Theory, such as parenting. Results of the study showed mixed support for the theory. Power-Control Theory does produce convincing evidence of the importance of maternal control, particularly for daughters. Key findings also included gender differences in patriarchal attitudes as well as risk preferences. These findings suggest the role of females in changing, although it may not be becoming similar to the role of males. Policy implications include the importance of parenting programs to decrease delinquency and later criminal activity. More programs such incorporate gender differences in the impact of parenting, particularly by mothers. The study concludes with further discussion of the implications of this research and the policy implications. |
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Kirchner, EmmaLeigh E. Do Gender Stereotypes Keep Girls away from Crime? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Power-Control Theory. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2016. |