Deindustrialization, disadvantage and suicide among young black males

Social Forces

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1559-1579

  Kubrin, Charis E ^a   Wadsworth, Tim ^b   DiPietro, Stephanie ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33645917073     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0052     Document Type: Article

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