Race, ethnicity, and deviance: A study of Asian and non-Asian adolescents in America

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 647-680

  Jang, Sung Joon ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent deviance; Asian American; Juvenile delinquency; Race ethnicity; Social control; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141800039     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021081524775     Document Type: Article

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