Does Oppositional Culture Exist in Minority and Poverty Peer Groups?

American Sociological Review

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 148-155

  Farkas, George ^a   Lleras, Christy ^a   Maczuga, Steve ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85185448029     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240206700108     Document Type: Note

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