Citation
Mangino, W. (2009). The downside of social closure: Brokerage, parental influence, and delinquency among African American boys.
Sociology of Education. vol. 82 (2) pp. 147-172
Abstract
Building on the literature that stresses the social capital advantages of open and diffuse social networks, this article shows that African American boys who are a social bridge across two or more large but cohesive peer groups are less delinquent than are their counterparts who are members of a single peer group. Statistical interaction terms reveal that this decrease in delinquency can be attributed to the increased influence of parents among social bridges. The article concludes that the network form of the adolescent society, independent of its composition, conditions the parent-child relationship.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003804070908200203Keyword(s)
Crime & delinquency
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Sociology of Education
Author(s)
Mangino, W.
Year Published
2009
Volume Number
82
Issue Number
2
Pages
147-172
DOI
10.1177/003804070908200203
Reference ID
1031
