The downside of social closure: Brokerage, parental influence, and delinquency among African American boys

Sociology of Education

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-172

  Mangino, William ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68549094288     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070908200203     Document Type: Article

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