Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

subculture of violence: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Criminology

the thesis that some groups hold shared norms that approve or expect violence in response to provocation, raising rates of interpersonal violence.

In criminology, subculture of violence refers to the thesis that some groups hold shared norms that approve or expect violence in response to provocation, raising rates of interpersonal violence. This meaning comes from Erlanger (1974) in Social Problems.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how subculture of violence sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

provocation3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs raising1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · one construct, one field response4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Erlanger, H. S. (1974). The Empirical Status of the Subculture of Violence Thesis. Social Problems, 22(2), 280-292. https://doi.org/10.2307/799764

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct