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- Title
Synthesizing Structure and Agency: A Developmental Framework of Bourdieu's Constructivist Structuralism Theory.
- Authors
Johnston, Tricia
- Abstract
Criminological theory is central to understanding correlates and causation of crime, yet is often fragmented and incomplete. Several scholars have integrated micro and macro approaches to understanding crime in hopes of building a comprehensive theory, however, these theories are often too cumbersome for widespread acceptance. Illustrating the complex relationship between structure and agency as they pertain to offender motivation, this paper attempts to overcome theoretical limitations by proposing a developmental framework that draws from Bourdieu's theory of constructivist structuralism. This theoretical model suggests that delinquent subcultures and street culture participation can lead offenders to perceive themselves as destined to be criminal, thereby facilitating delinquent behavior. Implications for research and criminological theory are discussed.
- Subjects
CONSTRUCTIVISM (Philosophy); STRUCTURALISM; PHILOSOPHY of criminology; ACCEPTANCE (Psychology); SUBCULTURES
- Publication
Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2166-8094
- Publication type
Article