Schools, Neighborhoods, and Adolescent Conflicts: A Situational Examination of Reciprocal Dynamics
Open Access
- 15 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Justice Quarterly
- Vol. 26 (2), 183-210
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07418820802245060
Abstract
Youths' exposure to school violence is ecologically patterned, occurring disproportionately in public schools located in urban disadvantaged communities. We know less, however, about how situational processes and environmental contexts shape school violence. In addition, limited research has examined the reciprocal nature of school and neighborhood conflicts. Here we draw from a qualitative study of violence in the lives of African American youths from a disadvantaged inner‐city community to examine young men's experiences with school‐based violence. Specifically, we investigate two questions: (1) how conflicts are shaped by the school setting, and (2) how and when such conflicts unfold and spill over between neighborhoods and schools. Our findings highlight the importance of examining the situational and ecological contexts of youth violence to further illuminate its causes and consequences.Keywords
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