Fights among Adolescents from the Ethnic Majority and from Immigrant Groups: The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Participation in Youth-Based Out-of-Home Activities

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-29

  Bratt, Christopher ^a,b  

^a Norwegian Inst for Urban/Regn Res   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fighting; Gender; Immigrants; Routine activities theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842487332     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699304041549     Document Type: Review

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