Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ628478
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Publication Date: 1999
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Pathways to Risk among Inner-City African-American Adolescent Females: The Influence of Gang Membership.
Harper, Gary W.; Robinson, W. LaVome
American Journal of Community Psychology, v27 n3 p383-404 Jun 1999
Examined the influence of gang membership on rates of participation in sexual activity, substance use, and violence among African American adolescent girls. Found that gang members had higher participation rates in all three risk behaviors. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Delinquency, Females, Juvenile Gangs, Peer Influence, Sexuality, Substance Abuse, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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