Sex differences in antisocial behaviour : conduct disorder, delinquency, and violence in the Dunedin longitudinal study / Terrie E. Moffitt [and others].
"Why are females antisocial so seldom and males antisocial so often? This key question is addressed in a fresh approach to sex differences in the causes, course, and consequences of antisocial behaviour. The book presents all-new findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2001]
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in criminology.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "Why are females antisocial so seldom and males antisocial so often? This key question is addressed in a fresh approach to sex differences in the causes, course, and consequences of antisocial behaviour. The book presents all-new findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females studied from ages 3 to 21 years. It shows that young people develop antisocial behaviour for two main reasons. One form of antisocial behaviour is a neurodevelopmental disorder afflicting males, with low prevalence in the population, early childhood onset, and subsequent persistence. The other form of antisocial behaviour, afflicting females as well as males, is common, and emerges in the context of social relationships. The book offers insights about diagnosis and measurement, the importance of puberty, the problem of partner violence, and the nature of intergenerational transmission. It puts forward a new agenda for research about both neurodevelopmental and social influences on antisocial behaviour."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Phil A. Silva is a New Zealand author. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 278 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511041667 9780511041662 0511043988 9780511043987 0511154542 9780511154546 0511174586 9780511174582 0511490054 9780511490057 1280433426 9781280433429 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511490057 |