Self-Reported Delinquency of High School Students in Metro Manila: Gender and Social Class

Self-report data were gathered from 633 students from public and private schools in metro Manila, Philippines. The study finds overall delinquency prevalence to be higher among males than females but not significantly different from one socioeconomic class to another. Gender and class differentials,...

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Published in:Youth & society 2008-09, Vol.40 (1), p.55-85
Main Authors: Gutierrez, Filomin C., Shoemaker, Donald J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcohol abuse
Cigarettes
Correlation
Covert
Crime
Delinquency
Drug abuse
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender
Gender Differences
High School Students
Juvenile Delinquency
Manila, Philippines
Offenses
Private schools
Property
Public schools
Secondary school students
Self report
Sex
Social Class
Social classes
Social Influences
Socioeconomic Influences
Socioeconomic status
Student Behavior
Studies
Substance Abuse
Theft
Vandalism
Violence
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Summary:Self-report data were gathered from 633 students from public and private schools in metro Manila, Philippines. The study finds overall delinquency prevalence to be higher among males than females but not significantly different from one socioeconomic class to another. Gender and class differentials, however, are found for different types of delinquency (overt property, covert property, theft, swindling, vandalism, drug abuse, alcohol and cigarettes, and status offenses). Violent offenses and more public forms of delinquency are found to be high among lower-class boys, whereas covert types of delinquency are high among the middle- and upper-class students. Of interest, among females, upper-class girls consistently have the highest self-reported delinquency rates.
ISSN:0044-118X
1552-8499
DOI:10.1177/0044118X07309986