Behavioral Heterogeneity in Adolescent Friendship Networks

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 872-899

  Burt, Callie H ^a   Rees, Carter ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquent peers; heterogeneity; influence; measurement; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938421775     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2013.856932     Document Type: Article

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