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Howard, Lauren C.; Krueger, Evan A.; Barker, Joshua O.; Boley Cruz, Tess; Cwalina, Sam N.; Unger, Jennifer B.; Barrington-Trimis, Jessica L.; Leventhal, Adam M. – Youth & Society, 2023
Following the homicide of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, young adults participated widely in national protests against racism and police brutality. This study examined temporal trends and correlates of self-reported distress about police brutality from May 18 to August 3, 2020 among a cohort of young adults (ages 19-22; N = 2,080) from Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Racism, Police, Violence, Stress Variables
Arrington-Sanders, Renata; Fields, Errol; Greenberg, Lauren; Henry-Reid, Lisa; Stines Pehoua, Stephanie; Korelitz, James; Kapogiannis, Bill; Ellen, Jonathan; Boyer, Cherrie B. – Youth & Society, 2019
Venue-based strategies offer effective means of targeting men who have sex with men. Few studies have sought to focus on where younger men congregate and understand risk behaviors that may occur at lower (i.e., community centers) versus higher risk venues. Data from 1,311 young men who have sex with men (YMSM) aged 12- to 24-years-old recruited…
Descriptors: Males, Homosexuality, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
Ferguson, Kristin M.; Bender, Kimberly; Thompson, Sanna J. – Youth & Society, 2018
This study used the risk and resilience framework to examine predictors of formal and informal sources of income among homeless young adults. Formal sources of income generation consisted of full-time, part-time, or paid, temporary work. Informal sources included earning money from selling personal possessions, selling drugs, and theft. In all,…
Descriptors: Risk, Resilience (Psychology), Income, Homeless People
Begun, Stephanie; Bender, Kimberly A.; Brown, Samantha M.; Barman-Adhikari, Anamika; Ferguson, Kristin – Youth & Society, 2018
Homeless youth frequently meet diagnosis criteria for depressive and/or substance use disorder(s). Although prior research has established that both social connectedness and self-efficacy buffer vulnerable youth's adverse health outcomes, few studies have compared the potential of these protective factors on homeless youth's mental well-being. The…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Homeless People, Depression (Psychology), Clinical Diagnosis
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Turner, Ralph H. – Youth and Society, 1975
This report on findings from a questionnaire study of University of California, Los Angeles, students conducted in late 1970 and early 1971 had two stated objectives: (1) to determine how many students felt unfree; what viewpoints they feared to express, and what sanctioners they feared; (2) to identify their distinguishing characteristics.…
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Educational Attitudes, Freedom of Speech
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Holtz, Janice-Marie Allard – Youth and Society, 1975
Discusses field research on the "lowriders" a persistent and highly visible youth sub-culture in East Los Angeles participated in by predominantly male Chicanos ranging in age from their middle teens to their middle twenties; reported as part of a study of the local youth sub-culture which form the context in which street gangs persist.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Studies, Mexican Americans
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Levine, Harold G.; Stumpf, Steven H. – Youth and Society, 1983
Members and nonmembers of the punk subculture in Los Angeles, California, identified musical bands as being punk or nonpunk and commented on punk culture themes. Results indicated the existence of a private code that expresses the punk style and focal concerns (including fear), and distinguishes punk from the mainstream culture. (MJL)
Descriptors: Bands (Music), Classification, Cultural Traits, Musicians
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Baker, Robert L.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1989
Analyzes victimization data obtained from 1,272 Black, Hispanic, and White high school students in Los Angeles (California). Findings include the following: (1) males are victimized more frequently than females; (2) Blacks are victimized more frequently than either Hispanics or Whites; and (3) younger students were victimized less frequently than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, Crime, Delinquency
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Lasley, James R. – Youth and Society, 1992
To investigate the extent to which street gangs in Los Angeles (California) are comprised of youth or adults, self-report data from 435 gang members are examined. Findings do not generally support the idea of the aging gang member. Gangs consist primarily of adolescents, regardless of racial and socioeconomic differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age, Context Effect