Eith 1-59332-093-0


	Edited by Marilyn McShane and Frank P. Williams III

		Delinquency, Schools, and the Social Bond
		Christine A. Eith

			Eith analyzes the impact of individual and school level factors on the school bond as a protective factor against delinquency. She further assess significant differences in school bonding between the genders and across race/ethnicity. Her results show that at the elementary school level, the school bond does not function as predicted by Hirschi (1969) However, at the secndary school level the school bond begins to function as theorized. A student's' strong bond to school at the secondary school level serves as a preventative function against delinquent behaviors, drug use, and delinquent peer associations; regardless of overall delinquency in the school environment.

		Christine A. Eith received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Delaware and is now Assistant Professor at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Her current research interests include juvenile delinquency, educational inequality, violence, and the school environment. She is currently studying racial difference in the development of school bonds in elementary and secondary schoools.

		x, 170 pages. Index, bibliography. ISBN 1-59332-093-0. $62. Published.