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Book SynopsisAnalyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents uses Hirschi's social bonding theory to examine the mediating effect of social bonding on delinquent behavior among Kurdish teenagers, who were used as a case study to test the usefulness of this theory. In this study, participants were selected from one Gülen movement affiliated school and one public or non-Gülen affiliated school. This study sheds light on Turkish society's chaotic conditions in southeastern Turkey, particularly with respect to Kurdish adolescents' involvement in the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK). There is a lack of research regarding how Kurdish adolescents are involved in delinquent behavior as portrayed in popular Turkish media. Social bonding theory, developed and mainly tested in American and western European contexts, needs additional exploration of its efficiency in a nonwestern, especially Islamic, society. Thus, this book helps to better understand the factors that influence crime and delinquency in developing,
Trade ReviewThe Kurdish issue or the Kurdish problem has been one of the most important issues in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Hundreds of studies were done over the course of the conflict, but most studies, however, focus on the armed conflict rather than the social aspects. Dr. Ziyanak looks at the mediating effects of social bonding on delinquent behavior among Kurdish teenagers and offers explanations on how Kurdish adolescents are involved in delinquent behavior. It is a well-researched and must read book for those who study Turkey’s Kurdish problem. -- Dogan Koc, Gulen Institute at the University of Houston
This book is a welcome and original contribution to the field. The research is careful and complete to a great extent, and the theoretical framework of the study is well planned and concisely addresses the issue at hand. Further future studies can make use of the deep interviews, data collection, and data analysis. Academic PhD students and researchers in sociology, criminology, political science, or religious studies will definitely be interested in this book. -- Ihsan Yilmaz, Fatih University, Istanbul
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Social Bonding Theory Chapter 3: The Kurdish Worker Party (PKK) Chapter 4: Terrorism in the Name of Religion Chapter 5: The Gülen Movement Chapter 6: One in the Movement and His Journey Chapter 7: Findings Chapter 8: Discussion Chapter 9: Summary and Conclusions
