Understanding women's labeling of unwanted sexual Experiences with dating partners: A qualitative analysis

Violence Against Women

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-413

  Harned, Melanie S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Labeling; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 14544272367     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204272240     Document Type: Article

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