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Peer reviewedTakata, Susan R.; Zevitz, Richard G. – Youth and Society, 1990
Compares the perceptions of 534 adults and 458 secondary school students in Racine (Wisconsin) about gang activity in the community. Finds that adults perceive gangs as formalized, highly organized, structured groups, while youth perceive gangs as more informal, loosely organized, and amorphous groups. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adults, Group Structure, High School Students, Juvenile Gangs
Peer reviewedElliott, Delbert S.; Morse, Barbara J. – Youth and Society, 1989
Analyzes the interrelationships among delinquency, substance abuse, and sexual activity in a sample of 1,725 youths over a 5-year period. Findings indicate that adolescent sexual intercourse is a function of age and sex, and may reflect a general propensity to engage in risky behavior. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Delinquency, Illegal Drug Use
Peer reviewedFagan, Jeffrey; Pabon, Edward – Youth and Society, 1990
Examines patterns of drug use and other delinquent behaviors among students and school dropouts in six inner-city neighborhoods. Finds no correlation between substance use, delinquency, and dropping out, but does find that all dropouts were characterized by weak family support systems and social isolation. (FMW)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Peer reviewedBickel, Robert – Youth and Society, 1989
Replicates a Florida study of high school students' decisions to drop out using data for West Virginia. Confirms earlier findings that the decision to drop out is based on the student's perceptions of the economic opportunities obtained by a high school diploma. (FMW)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Multiple Regression Analysis, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedBowser, Benjamin P.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1990
Uses an ethnographic study of the largest African-American community in San Francisco and a survey of Black adolescent crack users to describe how drug addiction and accompanying increased sexual activity increase the risk of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Discusses social barriers to AIDS prevention. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Black Community
Peer reviewedPestello, Frances G. – Youth and Society, 1989
Studies the attitudes of 271 high school students and seven teachers to determine the sources of classroom misbehavior. Concludes that sanctions on student behavior have little impact while an orderly school environment may have the greatest effect. (FMW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Peer reviewedBaker, Robert L.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1989
Analyzes victimization data obtained from 1,272 Black, Hispanic, and White high school students in Los Angeles (California). Findings include the following: (1) males are victimized more frequently than females; (2) Blacks are victimized more frequently than either Hispanics or Whites; and (3) younger students were victimized less frequently than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, Crime, Delinquency
