The success of the battered woman syndrome: An analysis of how cultural arguments succeed

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-103

  Rothenberg, Bess ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered woman syndrome; Domestic violence; Social problems; Sociology of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141746084     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014593523666     Document Type: Article

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