Social control theory as a theory of conformity: The case of Asian/Pacific drug and alcohol nonuse

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 581-603

  Nagasawa, Richard ^b   Qian, Zhenchao ^c   Wong, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034558226     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389549     Document Type: Article

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