Delinquency of Chinese-Canadian youth a test of opportunity, control, and intergeneration conflict theories

Youth and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-133

  Wong, Siu Kwong ^a  

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EID: 0031231804     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X97029001005     Document Type: Article

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