Blood, solidarity, status, and honor: The sexual balance of power and spousal abuse in Sonora, Mexico

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 295-328

  Figueredo, Aurelio José ^a   Corral Verdugo, Victor ^b   Frías Armenta, Martha ^b   Bachar, Karen J ^a   White, Janine ^c   McNeill, Prentiss L ^a   Kirsner, Beth R ^a   Del Pilarcastell Ruiz, Irasema ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^c 2223 E Speedway B   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercive sexual strategy; Culture of honor; Domestic violence; Extended family structure; General criminality; Patriarchy; Sex biased dispersal; Spousal abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008935587     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(01)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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