The causes of exclusion : home, school and the development of young criminals / Cedric Cullingford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullingford, Cedric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal behavior, Prediction of--Great Britain.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Alienation (Social psychology)--Great Britain.

Alienation (Social psychology).

Social isolation--Great Britain.

Social isolation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Kogan Page, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report synthesizes two approaches to a topical problem: the concern with social deviancy and crime which focuses on failure; and research on educational development which focuses on success. The book explores how environmental experiences (including parenting and bullying) play a role.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Patterns of crime; patterns of control; 2 The sources and the styles of evidence; 3 The experience of home; 4 Separate neighbourhoods: parents' attitudes to schools; 5 The best days of your life? The personal experience of school; 6 The immediate causes of exclusion; 7 Peer groups: the alternative society; 8 The world outside: domestic reality and fantasy; 9 The self and the social world: relationships with parents; 10 Anger and despair: the causes of behaviour; 11 Perpetuation: the following generation; Conclusion

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

1-135-79290-9

1-135-79291-7

1-280-17746-2

0-203-01642-4

0-585-38229-8

9780203016428

OCLC:

567988129