Incest and other harms to daughters across cultures: Maternal complicity and patriarchal power

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-201

  Candib, Lucy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; INFANTICIDE; PATRIARCHY;

EID: 0032792404     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5395(99)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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