Socialization and Risk Behavior in Two Countries: Denmark and the United States.

Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen; Jensen, Lene Arnett

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ERIC Number: EJ492316

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Socialization and Risk Behavior in Two Countries: Denmark and the United States.

Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen; Jensen, Lene Arnett

Youth & Society, v26 n1 p3-22 Sep 1994

One hundred Danish adolescents and 133 American adolescents were compared on various aspects of socialization and risk behavior. Overall, socialization was narrower among Danish adolescents, and rates of risk behavior were higher for American adolescents in the areas of driving and minor criminal behavior. Rates of sex without contraception were similar. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Community Influence, Contraception, Delinquency, Drinking, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Parent Child Relationship, Risk, Sexuality, Socialization

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Denmark; United States

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