Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ563497
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Latina Teenagers: Victimization, Identity, and Fear of Crime.
Madriz, Esther
Social Justice, v24 n4 p39-55 1997
Studied the impact of victimization and fear of crime on 56 Latina teenagers in urban and suburban areas. Fear of crime was associated not only with the variables traditionally correlated with fear of crime, but also with feelings of identity. Also examined were coping mechanisms Latina teenagers used to deal with those fears. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Crime, Fear, Females, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Sex Discrimination, Urban Problems, Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Victimization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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