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Brody, Gene H.; Ge, Xiaojia; Conger, Rand; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Murry, Velma McBride; Gerrard, Meg; Simons, Ronald L. – Child Development, 2001
Used a hierarchical linear model to examine contributions of neighborhood disadvantage, collective socialization, and parenting to African American 10- to 12-year-olds' affiliation with deviant peers. Found that community disadvantage had a significant positive effect on deviant peer affiliations. Nurturant/involved parenting and collective…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Black Youth, Community Characteristics, Delinquency
Brody, Gene H.; Neubaum, Eileen; Boyd, Gayle M.; Dufour, Mary – 1997
Results of three national surveys suggest that the prevalence of drinking was lower in nonmetropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas. However, nonmetro and metro areas were similar in the presence of risk for heavy, dependent, and problem drinking. Therefore, they probably share similar risks for health consequences of such levels of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Black Youth, Drinking, Epidemiology