"Broken windows" and Self-Esteem: Subjective understandings of neighborhood poverty and disorder

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 968-994

  Haney, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Health; Mental health; Neighborhood disorder; Neighborhood effects; Neighborhood poverty; Self Esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447544014     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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