The span of collective efficacy: Extending social disorganization theory to partner violence

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 833-850

  Browning, Christopher R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Conflict disclosure; Neighborhood effects; Partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036857749     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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