Gender and gang membership: A contrast of rural and urban youth on attitudes and behavior

Youth and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-440

  Dukes, Richard L ^a,c   Stein, Judith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Social Science Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Gangs; Gender differences; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844487194     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X03034004002     Document Type: Article

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