Mechanisms of peer influence among adolescents: Cohesion versus structural equiva lence

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-204

  Berten, Hans ^a,b   Van Rossem, Ronan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cohesion; Deviant behavior; Peer influence; Sexual activity; Structural equivalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959453954     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2011.54.2.183     Document Type: Article

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