An Examination of Social Disorganization and Pluralistic Neighborhood Theories with Rural Mothers and Their Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1243-1253

  Witherspoon, Dawn ^a   Ennett, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescents; Positive and negative perceptions; Rural neighborhoods; Structural disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOMIE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960635821     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9499-4     Document Type: Article

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