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Gender as social control: A qualitative study of incarcerated youths and their siblings in greater Sacramento

1995; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07418829500092561

1745-9109

Jean Bottcher,

Crime Patterns and Interventions

This study explores the relationship between teenage gender and delinquent behavior among high-risk youths. A group of incarcerated males with siblings of similar age, with the same mother, and from a common home background was identified. Brothers and sisters then were interviewed individually and at length about their adolescent life histories. The analysis confirmed the expectation that the brothers would be more delinquent than the sisters. The analysis disclosed a multifaceted organization of gender among the siblings that worked to produce differences in crime. The study suggests how the social structure of gender itself is a major form of social control. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology held in San Francisco in November 1991. This study was supported in part by Grant JJ89G19501 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), Sacramento. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the California Youth Authority's (CYA) parole office in Sacramento, Ron Clement, Don Saylor, Keith E. Hanson, Norman Skonovd, Elaine Duxbury, James C. Cramer, Lyn H. Lofland, three anonymous reviewers, and especially Edwin M. Lemert. Opinions in this paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of the OCJP or the CYA. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology held in San Francisco in November 1991. This study was supported in part by Grant JJ89G19501 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), Sacramento. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the California Youth Authority's (CYA) parole office in Sacramento, Ron Clement, Don Saylor, Keith E. Hanson, Norman Skonovd, Elaine Duxbury, James C. Cramer, Lyn H. Lofland, three anonymous reviewers, and especially Edwin M. Lemert. Opinions in this paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of the OCJP or the CYA. Notes An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology held in San Francisco in November 1991. This study was supported in part by Grant JJ89G19501 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), Sacramento. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the California Youth Authority's (CYA) parole office in Sacramento, Ron Clement, Don Saylor, Keith E. Hanson, Norman Skonovd, Elaine Duxbury, James C. Cramer, Lyn H. Lofland, three anonymous reviewers, and especially Edwin M. Lemert. Opinions in this paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of the OCJP or the CYA.