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The Delinquent Peer Group: Social Identity and Self-categorization Perspectives

Koh, Angeline Cheok Eng

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This thesis investigates the nature and the development of a delinquent social identity. Three issues are addressed. These concern the negative identity that results from social comparison processes in school, the role of the peer group in delinquency and the variable nature of the delinquent social identity. ¶ ...

dc.contributor.authorKoh, Angeline Cheok Eng
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-23T01:40:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-04T02:39:15Z
dc.date.available2008-09-23T01:40:23Z
dc.date.available2011-01-04T02:39:15Z
dc.identifier.otherb20071814
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/47498
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the nature and the development of a delinquent social identity. Three issues are addressed. These concern the negative identity that results from social comparison processes in school, the role of the peer group in delinquency and the variable nature of the delinquent social identity. ¶ ...
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.uriThe Australian National University
dc.subjectjuvenile delinquency
dc.subjectdelinquent social identity
dc.subjectdelinquent identity
dc.subjectdelinquent peer groups
dc.subjectself-categorization
dc.subjectschool social comparison
dc.titleThe Delinquent Peer Group: Social Identity and Self-categorization Perspectives
dc.typeThesis (PhD)
dcterms.valid1998
local.description.refereedyes
local.type.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
dc.date.issued1997
local.contributor.affiliationThe Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Science, Department of Psychology
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d7a29a0e561b
local.mintdoimint
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