Gang membership, race, and social class: A test of the group hazard and master status hypotheses

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-89

  Brownfield, David ^a   Sorenson, Ann Marie ^a   Thompson, Kevin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto at Mississauga ^*

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EID: 0035624747     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016396201750065810     Document Type: Article

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