Pathways to risk among inner-city African-American adolescent females: The influence of gang membership

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 383-404

  Harper, Gary W ^a   Robinson, W LaVome ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent females; African American; Gang membership; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; POVERTY; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033144841     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022234027028     Document Type: Article

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