A gendered theory of delinquency and despair in the life course

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-46

  Hagan, John ^a   Mccarthy, Bill ^b,c   Foster, Holly ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Carnegie Mellon University ^*

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EID: 0036395915     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016990252885780     Document Type: Article

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