Using focus group research in exploring the relationships between youth, risk and social position

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Merryweather, Dave ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distinctions; Focus groups; Risk; Social position; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749334267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2086     Document Type: Article

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