A consumer-behavior perspective on intimate partner violence

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-67

  Stephens, Debra Lynn ^a,b   Hill, Ronald Paul ^a,c   Gentry, James W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Domestic violence; Extended self; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944273351     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241604271333     Document Type: Article

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