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Adolescent Attitudes Toward Violent Behavior, Scott J. Gaugler Jan 1996

Adolescent Attitudes Toward Violent Behavior, Scott J. Gaugler

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In this study, a sample of 126 high school students in a large Appalachian high school were surveyed about their use of alcohol and other illegal drugs, involvement in delinquent and violent acts, association with peers who committed delinquent and violent acts, and attitudes toward violence. Attitudes toward violence were conceptualized according to Techniques of Neutralization (Sykes & Matza, 1957).