Howard Becker in Hyperspace: Social Learning in an On-Line Drug Community

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 725-739

  Rosino, Michael ^a   Linders, Annulla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 84936985024     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2014.977114     Document Type: Article

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