Do American ethnic cultures differ in their definitions of Child Sexual Abuse?

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-116

  Lowe Jr , Walter ^a   Pavkov, Thomas W ^b   Casanova, Gisele M ^b   Wetchler, Joseph L ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Child Sexual Abuse; Cultural differences; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844374264     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180590915914     Document Type: Article

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