Racial discrimination and Hirschi's criminological classic: A chapter in the sociology of knowledge

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-409

  Unnever, James D ^a   Cullen, Francis T ^b   Mathers, Scott A ^c   McClure, Timothy E ^c   Allison, Marisa C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control theory; Perceived racial discrimination; Racial discrimination; Social bond theory; Sociology of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949120787     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820802506180     Document Type: Article

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