Date of Award
Fall 2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Sociology & Criminal Justice
Program/Concentration
Applied Sociology
Committee Director
Garland White
Committee Member
Ruth Triplett
Committee Member
Victoria Time
Call Number for Print
Special Collections LD4331.S62 S92 2015
Abstract
Using data collected from the Evaluation of the Children at Risk Program (CAR) in Austin, Texas, Bridgeport, Tennessee, Savannah, Georgia, and Seattle, Washington (Harrell et al 1999), this study focused on problem behaviors in disadvantaged neighborhoods , specifically, drug and alcohol use, among at-risk youth. The purpose of this study was to determine if parochial and public levels of social controls in disadvantaged neighborhoods decrease the likelihood of adolescents using drug and alcohol. It was found that the parochial level of social control in disadvantaged neighborhoods was highly correlated with adolescent's alcohol and drug use; however, the public level was not significant.
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DOI
10.25777/tw13-m211
Recommended Citation
Sumner, Kanita S..
"Perceptions of Social Control in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods and Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use: Are They Related?"
(2015). Master of Arts (MA), Thesis, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/tw13-m211
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sociology_criminaljustice_etds/107
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