Wife-beating in rural South India: A qualitative and econometric analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1169-1180

  Rao, Vijayendra ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Dowry; Wife abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPOUSE;

DOWRY SYSTEM; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; WOMEN'S STATUS;

INDIA, KARNATAKA;

EID: 0030753293     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00252-3     Document Type: Article

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