The Moderating Effect of Type of Deviance on the Relationships among Gender, Morality, Deviant Peers, and Deviance

• Published in: Deviant behavior Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 221 - 244
• Main Author: Tedor, Miyuki Fukushima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Deviant Behavior; Effects; Females; Friendship; Gender differences; Juvenile delinquency; Males; Morality; Peers; Sex

Empirical research indicates that males are not only more likely to associate with deviant friends, but are also more strongly affected by such association than females. Literature to date also finds that the gendered effect of deviant association is explained by the gender difference in morality, s...