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  2. Delinquency spiral - Wikipedia

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    The delinquency spiral is a psychosocial mechanism that helps understand the involvement in delinquency of certain individuals, whether adults or minors. It concerns the onset and worsening of delinquency in adolescence. It is during adolescence that young people are first confronted with peers who have delinquent values and/or behaviors. They ...

  3. Social control theory - Wikipedia

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    Another early form of the theory was proposed by Reiss (1951) [3] who defined delinquency as, "...behavior consequent to the failure of personal and social controls." ." Personal control was defined as, "...the ability of the individual to refrain from meeting needs in ways which conflict with the norms and rules of the community" while social control was, "...the ability of social groups or ...

  4. Teenage rebellion - Wikipedia

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    The film reflects juvenile delinquency along with confusion, uncertainty and fright of both teenagers and adults. Likewise, Blackboard Jungle is a film that focuses on juvenile delinquency and explains the reasons why teenagers behave the way they do, as well as the pedagogical issues that attack educators and students in a very fragile ...

  5. Psychological drama - Wikipedia

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    Psychological drama, or psychodrama, [1] is a subgenre of drama and psychological fiction literatures that generally focuses upon the emotional, mental, and psychological development of the protagonists and other characters within the narrative, which is highlighted by the drama.

  6. Acting out - Wikipedia

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    In the psychology of defense mechanisms and self-control, acting out is the performance of an action considered bad or anti-social. [1] In general usage, the action performed is destructive to self or to others. The term is used in this way in sexual addiction treatment, psychotherapy, criminology and parenting.

  7. 8 buddy cop films that bring the humor and the heat - AOL

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    established the buddy cop formula: Two opposites come together to fight crime and, often, each other—and provide the actors playing them plenty of room to demonstrate chemistry and comedic timing.

  8. Adult development - Wikipedia

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    The concept of adulthood has legal and socio-cultural definitions. The legal definition [4] of an adult is a person who is fully grown or developed. This is referred to as the age of majority, which is age 18 in most cultures, although there is a variation from 15 to 21. The typical perception of adulthood is that it starts at age 20 or 21.

  9. Deadpool and Wolverine isn’t just a bad movie – it’s changing ...

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    What is a movie? It sounds like a silly question, perhaps, but it’s one that’s been rattling around my head ever since I walked out of Deadpool & Wolverine last Friday.