| Description |
xii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Review of literature -- Introduction -- Research on peers -- Research on peer groups using a social network approach -- Research on parents -- The relative impact of parents and peers -- Conclusion -- 3. Research methods -- Introduction -- Survey research methods -- Sources of the data -- The community : census of families -- Population of teenagers -- The snowball sample of peers -- Methods of data collection -- The pilot study -- Data collection -- The questionnaire -- Social network questions -- Substance use questions -- Coding and data analysis -- Coding -- Data analysis -- Social network analysis -- The complete network and peer groups -- Snowball sample of peer ties -- Accuracy in network measurement -- Conclusion -- 4. The teenagers and their substance use -- Introduction -- The teenagers -- Gender -- Age -- Occupational status -- Leisure time -- Substances used by the teenagers -- Cigarettes -- Alcohol -- Drugs -- Combinations of substances used -- Teenagers' substance use by gender -- Teenagers' substance use by age -- Teenagers substance use by occupational status -- Teenagers' substance use by education -- Conclusion -- |
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5. Teenagers' substance use by family influences -- Introduction -- The teenagers' families -- Teenagers' substance use by family circumstances -- Teenagers' substance use by intact or broken family home -- Teenagers' substance use by employment status of parents -- Teenagers' substance use by social class of the family -- Teenagers' substance us by parental substance use -- Teenagers substance use by closeness to parents -- Teenagers' substance use by parental influence -- Parental control of the teenagers' substance use -- Parental advice against substance use -- Parental control of choice of friends -- Parental control of teenagers' free-time activities -- Teenagers' substance use by siblings' substance use -- Teenagers' substance use by siblings' influence -- Conclusion -- 6. The role of peers in teenagers' substance use -- Introduction -- Selection of peers -- Formation of peer groups and the complete network -- Teenagers' substance use by their social position -- Similarity in substance use in dyads -- Similarity in substance use in peer groups -- Conclusion -- 7. Peer influence and selection in peer groups -- Introduction -- Peer group 4 -- Peer groups 8 and 9 -- Conclusion -- |
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8. Chain reactions in teenagers' substance use -- Introduction -- Rates of substance use in population and in case studies -- Similarity in substance use in dyads in complete network -- Peer influence in the population of teenagers -- Case studies of peer groups -- Peer group 1 -- Similarity in peer group 1 -- Peer influence at first substance use in peer group 1 -- Peer influence in current substance use in peer group 1 -- Peer influence or selection in peer group 1 -- Peer group 2 -- Similarity in peer group 2 -- Peer influence at first substance use in peer group 2 -- Peer influence in current substance use in peer group 2 -- Peer influence or selection in peer group 2 -- Peer group 3 -- Similarity in peer group 3 -- Peer influence at first substance use in peer group 3 -- Peer influence in current substance use in peer group 3 -- Peer influence or selection in peer group 3 -- Conclusion -- 9. The role of gender in chain reactions -- Introduction -- Gender and the selection of peers -- Substance use among the teenagers by their gender -- Gender and peer influence -- Gender and the patterning of peer ties -- Gender in chain reactions -- Conclusion -- 10. Discussion and conclusion -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Questionnaire -- Appendix B. Absolute alcohol consumption index -- Appendix C. Drug classes -- Appendix D. The patterning of peer ties in peer groups 6 and 7 -- Glossary of terms. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- Substance use.
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Teenagers -- Drug use.
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Teenagers -- Alcohol use.
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Substance abuse.
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Peer pressure in adolescence.
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Teenagers -- Social networks.
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| ISBN |
140399238X hardback |
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9781403992383 hardback |
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