A feminist analysis of flight of abused women, plight of Canadian shelters: Another road to homelessness

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-324

  Sev'er, Aysan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian shelters; Shelters; Violence against women; Woman abuse; Women and homelessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036355801     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016858705481     Document Type: Review

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