The Main Categories Of Theoretical Explanations For...

I. Eve, Raymond A. (1978). A Study of the Efficacy and Interactions of Several Theories for Explaining Rebelliousness among High School Students. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 69 (1), p. 115-125. II. Research question: The purpose of this study was to examine the three main categories of theoretical explanations for delinquent/deviant behavior. While focusing on the second category of deviant behavior, â€Å"rebelliousness†; Eve sets out to measure the independent variables associated with the three categories of deviant theory to determine if they are or are not mutually exclusive. Secondarily, an exploratory analysis of inter-relationships between the three main theoretical categories is also†¦show more content†¦To explain this some theorist state the â€Å"rebellious†, deviant behavior comes from frustration, blocked occupational opportunities and or reaction-formation and creates a counter-culture with their own social norm. Culture Conflict Theories suggest just that, the norm of the sub-culture or community and individual belongs to over-ride the norms of the larger societal whole. Social Control or Bond theories are broken down into two sub-cate gories: external social control and internal social control. (p. 116) The research by Eve focuses on the internal social control theory suggested by Hirschi, which states that the social ties to the collective norm have been broken and therefore the person is free to deviate from conventional social order. research is contradictory. Labeling has had a positive influence on awareness and education, however, the question is if labeling is beneficial to the individual and if characteristics specific to the individual and or as mention the individuals situation correlate with ones probability of labeling their experience. IV. Methodology Questionnaires were utilized in the Eve study and distributed to 300 11th and 12th grade students who attended a country run public high school. The sample was comparable to the national average in 1971 (when the study was conducted) with 20.5% of the participants being African-American,