WHo's Who in the Pecking Order? Aggression and 'Normal Violence' in the Lives of Girls and Boys

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 710-728

  Phillips, Coretta ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242339540     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/43.4.710     Document Type: Article

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