Directivity and freedom: Adult support of activism among urban youth

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 465-485

  O'Donoghue, Jennifer L ^a   Strobel, Karen R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Adolescents; Community based organizations; Urban youth; Youth adult relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148839922     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207306071     Document Type: Article

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