Cultural norms versus state law in treating incest: A suggested model for Arab families

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-123

  Baker, Khawla Abu ^a   Dwairy, Marwan ^b  

^a Mar'Ah Inst Stud Women M East   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab families; Cultural norms versus state law; Incest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCEST; ISRAEL; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; OFFENDER; PUNISHMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCEST; ISRAEL; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0037222926     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00505-7     Document Type: Article

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