This volume highlights the theoretical and empirical connections between family sociology and criminology. We review the historical interconnections between these two fields. We argue for greater intellectual conversation across the two areas, and then we identify several elements they hold in common. These include their use of social theory, their attention to human development, and their use and appreciation of longitudinal research. We conclude with brief overviews of the six articles that make up this special issue.
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AkersR. L. (1998). Social learning and social structure: A general theory of crime and deviance. Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press.
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DufurM. J.HoffmannJ. P.BraudtD.ParcelT. L.SpenceK. R. (2015). Examining the effects of family and school social capital on delinquent behavior. Deviant Behavior, 36, 511-526.
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HoffmannJ. P. (1993). Exploring the direct and indirect family effects on adolescent drug use. Journal of Drug Issues, 23, 535-557.
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HoffmannJ. P. (2002). The community context of family structure and adolescent drug use. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 314-330.
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HoffmannJ. P. (2015). Parenting and delinquency. In KrohnM. D.LaneJ. (Eds.), The handbook of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice (pp. 161-180). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
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HoffmannJ. P.DufurM. J. (2008). Family and school capital effects on delinquency: Substitutes or complements?Sociological Perspectives, 51, 29-62.
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HollistD. R.HughesL. A.SchaibleL. M. (2009). Adolescent maltreatment, negative emotion, and delinquency: An assessment of general strain theory and family-based strain. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, 379-387.
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LaRossaR.ReitzesD. C. (2009). Symbolic interactionism and family studies. In BossP.DohertyW. J.LaRossaR.SchummW. S.SteinmetzS. K. (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods (pp. 135-166). Boston, MA: Springer.
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MatsuedaR. L. (1992). Reflected appraisals, parental labeling, and delinquency: Specifying a symbolic interactionist theory. American Journal of Sociology, 97, 1577-1611.
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ParcelT. L.BixbyM. S. (2016). The ties that bind: Social capital, families and children’s well-being. Child Development Perspectives, 10, 87-92.
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ParcelT. L.CampbellL. A.ZhongW. (2012). Children’s behavior problems in Great Britain and the United States. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 53, 165-182.
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ParcelT. L.DufurM. J. (2001a). Capital at home and at school: Effects on student achievement. Social Forces, 79, 881-912.
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ParcelT. L.DufurM. J. (2001b). Capital at home and at school: Effects on child social adjustment. Journal of Marriage and Family, 63, 32-47.
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ParcelT. L.DufurM. J.ZitoR. C. (2010). Capital at home and at school: A review and synthesis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 828-846.
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ParcelT. L.MenaghanE. G. (1994a). Early parental work, family social capital and early childhood outcomes. American Journal of Sociology, 99, 972-1009.
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ParcelT. L.MenaghanE. G. (1994b). Parents’ jobs and children’s lives. New York, NY: Aldine De Gruyter.
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SavelsbergJ. J.SampsonR. J. (2002). Introduction: Mutual engagement: Criminology and sociology?Crime, Law and Social Change, 37, 99-105.
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WhiteJ. M.KleinD. MMartinT. F. (2015). Family theories. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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ZitoR. C. (2015). Family structure history and teenage cohabitation: Instability, structural disadvantage, or transmission?Journal of Family Issues, 36, 299-325.
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ZitoR. C.De CosterS. (2016). Family structure, maternal dating, and sexual debut: Extending the conceptualization of instability. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 1003-1019.
