Isolation as a Form of Marital Violence: The South Asian Immigrant Experience

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-236

  Abraham, Margaret ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Isolation; Marital violence; South Asian immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034374691     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009460002177     Document Type: Article

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