Poker, sports betting, and less popular alternatives: Status, friendship networks, and male adolescent gambling

Youth and Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-170

  DiCicco Bloom, Benjamin ^a   Romer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent friendship networks; poker play; social status; youth gambling; youth sports participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856776309     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X10396641     Document Type: Article

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