Education Attainment and Alcohol Binge Drinking: Diminished Returns of Hispanics in Los Angeles

According to the minorities’ diminished returns (MDR) theory, socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as education attainment have smaller protective effects on health risk behaviors for racial and ethnic minority groups in comparison to the ‘dominant’ social group. However, most studies of MDR t...

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Main Authors: Shervin Assari, Mehdi Farokhnia, Ritesh Mistry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/9/1/9