International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Moral panic and social order: Analysis of Akwa Ibom street children

Lydia Isioma Chineyemba
  • Lydia Isioma Chineyemba
  • Department of Criminology and Security Studies, College of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Chrisland University Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 26 February 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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