Self-esteem as a predictor of attitudes toward wife abuse among muslim women and men in canada

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-30

  Ali, Alisha ^a   Toner, Brenda B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward wife abuse; Canada; Muslim men and women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0035261481     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540109600520     Document Type: Article

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