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Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Apprentices: Effect of Social Control in the Family

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In this research, social control used by the families of young apprentices related to certain deviant behaviors such as alcohol and drug use was examined. Finally it was found that most of the young people who use drugs and alcohol were battered frequently. The relationship between deviant acts of young people and social control used by their families was analyzed through theories concerning the socioeconomic status of family and the relations between family members.

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Burcu, E. Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Apprentices: Effect of Social Control in the Family. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 32, 291–299 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023037011535

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