Racial Discrimination, Ethnic-Racial Socialization, and Crime: A Micro-sociological Model of Risk and Resilience

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 648-677

  Burt, C Harbin ^a   Simons, Ronald L ^b   Gibbons, Frederick X ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

crime; ethnic racial socialization; parenting; race; racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIME; CULTURAL RELATIONS; PANEL DATA; RACIAL DISPARITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864762459     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412448648     Document Type: Article

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