'True stories from bare times on road': Developing empowerment, identity and social capital among urban minority ethnic young people in London, UK

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 851-871

  Briggs, Daniel ^a  

^a School of Law   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Empowerment; Identity; Minority ethnic; Social capital; Street life

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950958744     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870903254687     Document Type: Article

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