Subterranean sources of Juvenile delinquency in China: Evidence from birth cohort surveys

Asian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-154

  Drissel, David ^a  

^a Iowa Central Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Chinese communism; Economic reform; Juvenile delinquency; Maoism; Subterranean values; Youth subcultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947495970     PISSN: 18710131     EISSN: 1871014X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11417-006-9011-y     Document Type: Article

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