The measurement of nonviolence: A review

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-354

  Mayton II , Daniel M ^a   Susnjic, Silvia ^b   Palmer, B James ^f   Peters, Danya J ^c   Gierth, Richard ^d   Caswell, Rosalie N ^e  

^a LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036995143     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327949PAC0804_03     Document Type: Article

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