Teenage Troubles

• Uniquely Canadian. This Canadian-authored text contains material that will be relevant and engaging to students in this country.
• Current. Includes cutting-edge research and current examples from the news and government policies, as well as updated information on the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
• Coverage of female delinquency. Often overlooked by traditional surveys of youth deviance, female delinquency and its distorted public image, patterns and incidence, and treatment by the criminal justice system are covered in depth.

Readership: Teenage Troubles: Youth and Deviance in Canada 3rd edition is a supplemental text suitable for all levels of undergraduate courses on Youth and Deviance in Canada, usually offered out of Criminology and Sociology departments.

Julian Tanner, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus

1: Deviant Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Problems
2: The Reality of Youth Problems: What Do We Know about Deviant and Delinquent Youth and How Do We Know It?
3: Cultures of Crime and Cultures of Resistance: The Development of Subcultural Theory in Anglo-North American Sociology
4: Schooling and Its Discontents: Rebellion, Resistance, and Retribution
5: Making a Living: Street Youth, Crime, and Other Money Making Strategies
6: America's Neighbour: Youth Gangs in Canada
7: She's a Rebel? Female Deviance and Reactions to It
8: From Juvenile Delinquency to Youth Crime: How Canada Has Responded to Young Offenders
9: Conclusion and Summary
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