Attitudes Toward Violence against Women: A Cross-Nation Study

Sex Roles

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 333-342

  Nayak, Madhabika B ^a   Byrne, Christina A ^b   Martin, Mutsumi K ^c   Abraham, Anna George ^d  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Culture; Gender; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141463815     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025108103617     Document Type: Article

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