Social integration, self-control, and conformity

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-92

  Welch, Michael R ^a   Tittle, Charles R ^b   Yonkoski, Jennifer ^a   Meidinger, Nicole ^c   Grasmick, Harold G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity; Interpersonal support; Self control; Social integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849003114     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-007-9039-x     Document Type: Article

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