Strain and alcohol use in Russia: A gendered analysis

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-319

  Botchkovar, Ekaterina V ^a   Hughes, Lorine A ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; General strain theory; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956755624     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.3.297     Document Type: Article

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