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28 - Social Networks and Violence

from Part IV - Contextual Factors for Violence and Aggression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

By
Mark S. Fleisher  and
Christopher C. McCarty
Edited by
Alexander T. Vazsonyi ,
Daniel J. Flannery  and
Matt DeLisi
Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Daniel J. Flannery
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Matt DeLisi
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
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The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression , pp. 513 - 526
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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