Teenagers and Substance Use: Social Networks and Peer Influence

Kirke, D.

For years we have known that teenagers' peers influence their substance use. This book tells you how. It is not a simple explanation: it is based on the teenagers' own selection of peers, peer influence, the formation of social networks and the patterning of their peer ties. All of which can result in chain reactions in teenagers' substance use.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-07-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349543540

DOI: 10.1057/9780230627628

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 202