The article attempts to extend power-control theory by explicitly accounting for the ideological component of patriarchy; and by examining the influences of extrafamilial socialization agents (peer groups, the church, television) on the development of patriarchal sex-role attitudes, taste for risk, and delinquent activity. The research used data generated by a study of high school seniors from three Canadian cities. There were substantial gender differences among matriarchal, egalitarian, and patriarchal family types in regard to parental relational and instrumental control, but these differences were not in directions suggested by power-control theory. In a similar vein, the data did not support the argument that the analytic focus must extend beyond the nuclear family and its socialization methods to properly account for the development of patriarchal sex-role attitudes. Note, figure, tables, references