Guns, Gangs, and Gossip: An Analysis of Student Essays on Youth Violence

Autor/inn/en	Zimmerman, Marc A.; Morrel-Samuels, Susan; Wong, Naima; Tarver, Darian; Rabiah, Deana; White, Sharrice
Titel	Guns, Gangs, and Gossip: An Analysis of Student Essays on Youth Violence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 24 (2004) 4, S.385-411 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431604268551
Schlagwörter	Essays; Weapons; Parenting Styles; Adolescents; Violence; Juvenile Gangs; Peer Influence; Gender Differences; Middle School Students; Family Influence; Individual Characteristics; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Weapon; Waffe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gewalt; Jugendbande; Geschlechterkonflikt; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Youth violence is an important public health problem, but few researchers have studied violence from youth's perspectives. Middle school students' essays about the causes of youth violence were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. The causes of violence identified by students were categorized into individual, peer, family, and societal factors. Seven to 11 subcategories were identified within each factor. Variations in the frequency of quotes among factors, the independent effects of factor and sex, and their interaction were examined. Peer factors were identified most often and family factors least often as causes of violence. Females were more likely than males to report peer factors as a cause. The most frequently mentioned subcategories within each factor were lack of anger management, need for acceptance, harassment/lack of respect, violence in the media, and parenting practices. The discussion examines youth's theories about the causation of violence and their implications for interventions. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10