Social Learning Theory and the Explanation of Crime

Social learning theory has been called the dominant theory of crime and delinquency in the United States, yet it is often misrepresented

Ronald L. Akers, Gary F. Jensen

Editors' Introduction, 1. "Taking Social Learning Global": Micro-Macro Transitions in Criminological Theory, 2. Substance Use by Korean Adolescents: A Cross-Cultural Test of Social Learning, Social Bonding, and Self-Control Theories, 3. Explaining Delinquency in Taiwan: A Test of Social Learning Theory, 4. "Who's It Gonna Be-You or Me?" The Potential of Social Learning for Integrated Homicide-Suicide Theory, 5. Social Learning Theory and Courtship Violence: An Empirical Test, 6. Delinquency and Depression: A Gendered Role- Taking and Social Learning Perspective, 7. Gender Variation in Delinquency: Self-Images, Beliefs, and Peers as Mediating Mechanisms, 8. Social Structure-Social Learning (SSSL) and Binge Drinking: A Specific Test of an Integrated General Theory, 9. Occupational Structure, Social Learning, and Adolescent Violence, 10. Confessions of a Dying Thief: A Tutorial on Differential Association, 11. Exploring the Relationship between Social and Non-Social Reinforcement in the Context of Social Learning Theory, 12. Theory-Mapping in Social Research: An Application to Social Learning Theory, 13. Development of Antisocial Behavior and Crime across the Life-Span from a Social Interactional Perspective: The Coercion Model, 14. What Correctional Treatment Can Tell Us about Criminological Theory: Implications for Social Learning Theory, Contributors, Subject Index, Name Index