Teenagers and Substance Use: Social Networks and Peer Influence

by D. Kirke

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403992383
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/14/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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