Teenagers and Substance Use

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.

Autorentext
DEIRDRE M. KIRKE is Lecturer in Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, and is a member of the International Network for Social Network Analysis.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt
List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Review of Literature Research Method The Teenagers and Their Substance Use Teenagers' Substance Use by Family Influences The Role of Peers in Teenagers' Substance Use Peer Influence and Selection in Peer Groups Chain Reactions in Teenagers' Substance Use The Role of Gender in Chain Reactions Discussion and Conclusion Appendices Glossary of Terms Bibliography Index