Myths and stereotypes of actors involved in domestic violence: Implications for domestic violence culpability attributions

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-138

  Harrison, Lisa A ^a   Esqueda, Cynthia Willis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; BATTERED WOMAN; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STEREOTYPY; VICTIM;

EID: 0032954607     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(97)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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