Teenagers and Substance Use - Social Networks and Peer Influence (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

For years we have known that teenagers' peers influence their substance use. This book tells you how. It is not a simple explanation: it is based on the teenagers' own selection of peers and, in turn, the influence of those peers, but, in between, is the formation of social networks and the patterning of their peer ties. Chain reaction in teenagers' substance use result from the selection of peers, the patterning of peer ties and peer influence.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	D. Kirke
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-9238-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse
LSN:	1-4039-9238-X
Barcode:	9781403992383

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