The author examined the extent to which parenting practices give rise to different adolescent personalities that can lead to delinquency. “Unlike conformist youth, delinquents tend to define situations in a way that justifies aggressive and antisocial behavior” (Kuei,L, Gene, B, YI, C, Ronald, S 2007 P 4). Essentially, if parents don't care about their children and don't know where they are all the time, there could be a big reason why they associate with the wrong group of people and get involved in crimes and aggressive behavior. It may also influence them to become antisocial if they hang out with the wrong group of people, they may not socialize with other people who may not be as "cool" as them. Another important area that can be examined is how a teenager interacts with others and how important that area is in a child's life. In the article “Anticipating early fatality: friends, schoolmates and individual perceptions of fatality on risky behavior in adolescents”, it is explained how the social life of a child is a
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