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Peer reviewedBickel, Robert; McDonough, Meghan – Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 1997
In contrast to persistent "culture of poverty" explanations, studies of seemingly irrational risk-taking behaviors among West Virginia adolescents found that early pregnancy and dropping out of school were related to lack of economic opportunity and decline of traditional community cultural patterns without acceptable alternatives.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aspiration, Community Characteristics, Context Effect
