Community social organization, parents, and peers as mediators of perceived neighborhood block characteristics on delinquent and prosocial activities

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-127

  Cantillon, Dan ^a,b  

^a ICF Consulting   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective socialization; Community social organization; Delinquency; Parenting; Sense of community; Social disorganization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEGOTIATING; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33646480745     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-9000-9     Document Type: Article

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