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Peer reviewedFriedman, Alfred S.; Terras, Arlene; Glassman, Kimberly – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2000
Study looked at sample of African-American adolescent males to determine the degree to which family structure (e.g., single parent vs. two-parent families) vs. the nature of the family relationships predict sons' involvement in substance use/abuse and illegal behavior. Of 33 relationships measures analyzed, 3 predicted the degree of recent…
Descriptors: Blacks, Crime, Drug Use, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedFriedman, Alfred S.; Ali, Asad; McMurphy, Suzanne – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Illegal behavior, drug trafficking, and substance abuse levels of two groups (both parents, mother only) of inner-city African-American youth were compared. African-American subjects who had been raised in mother-only households reported significantly fewer illegal offenses. Findings are contrary to common attitudes regarding the effects of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Family, Blacks, Crime
