Attributing activity space as risky and safe: The social dimension to the meaning of place for urban adolescents

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 926-933

  Mason, Michael J ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity space; Ego centric social networks; Meaning of place; Text analysis; Urban adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77955336833     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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