Cogntitve and social influences on gang involvement among delinquents in three Chinese cittes

Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 166, 2007, Pages 381-404

  Ngai, Ngan Pun ^a   Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a,b   Ngai, Steven Sek Yum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOPATHY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL VALUES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547946142     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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