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Bellair, Paul E.; Roscigno, Vincent J. – Social Forces, 2000
Analyses of local labor market data and national longitudinal survey data on adolescents suggest strong effects of low-wage service-sector concentration and unemployment on the likelihood of both fighting and drug use among adolescents. Mediating processes included the patterning of family income, family intactness, and adolescent attachment to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Influence, Delinquency, Drug Use