Alcohol Use Among Black and White Adolescents Exploring the Influence of Interracial Friendship, the Racial Composition of Peer Groups, and Communities

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 610-635

  Seffrin, Patrick ^a  

^a MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866634880     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2012.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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