Understanding Latino family attitudes in relation to Latino gang members' substance abuse: A content analysis

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1-18

  de la Rosa, Mario ^a   Rice, Christopher ^a   Rugh, Douglas ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ethnography; Family attitudes; Gangs; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949360590     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/10911350802081550     Document Type: Article

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