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Arab Youth Involvement in Delinquent Behaviors: Exploring Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory from a Qualitative Perspective

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  • Mona Khoury-Kassabri

    (School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel)

  • Edith Blit-Cohen

    (School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel)

  • Mimi Ajzenstadt

    (School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
    The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana 4353701, Israel)

  • Lana J. Jeries-Loulou

    (School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
    Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK)

Abstract

The current study is based on Travis Hirschi’s social bond theory, arguing that the debut of delinquent behavior is a result of the weakening of the ties that bind people to society. According to Hirschi’s social bond theory, all youth have the potential to commit delinquent behaviors, but they are kept under control by their relationships with friends, parents, neighbors, teachers, and employers. These factors could serve as protective factors from involvement in crimes. Most studies of social bond theory have been conducted in Western countries among male adolescents using quantitative methods, including cross-cultural approaches. However, the ability of social bond theory to explain youth involvement in delinquency in non-Western cultures, especially conservative and authoritarian cultures such as the Arab one, has not been widely examined. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring youth involvement in delinquency using qualitative research on Palestinian-Arab youth in Israel. Addressing youth delinquency within the unique sociocultural, economic, and political situation of the Arab minority in Israel will help us examine the theory’s applicability to the explanation of deviant behavior in a variety of contexts.

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  • Mona Khoury-Kassabri & Edith Blit-Cohen & Mimi Ajzenstadt & Lana J. Jeries-Loulou, 2023. "Arab Youth Involvement in Delinquent Behaviors: Exploring Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory from a Qualitative Perspective," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:13:y:2023:i:5:p:128-:d:1148660
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