Baby boomer drug users: Career phases, social control, and social learning theory

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264-291

  Boeri, Miriam Williams ^a   Sterk, Claire E ^a   Elifson, Kirk W ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645314412     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2006.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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