Gang fights versus cat fights: Urban young men's gendered narratives of violence

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 596-624

  Cobbina, Jennifer E ^a   Like Haislip, Toya Z ^b   Miller, Jody ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956030096     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620903231522     Document Type: Article

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