Guns, gangs, and gossip: An analysis of student essays on youth violence

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-411

  Zimmerman, Marc A ^a,d,e   Morrel Samuels, Susan ^a,d,f   Wong, Naima ^a,d   Tarver, Darian ^b,d   Rabiah, Deana ^c,d   White, Sharrice ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Arab Comm Ctr Econ Social Serv

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Flint's Youth Violence Prev Center   (United States)

^f Univ of Michigan Sch of Pub Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

Causation; Middle school; Peers; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644281920     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431604268551     Document Type: Article

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