Caught up : How urban violence and peer ties contribute to high school noncompletion

Social Problems

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-82

  Rendón, Maria G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; High school dropout; Latinos; Neighborhood effects; Urban violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894210363     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2013.11237     Document Type: Article

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