Navajo women and abuse: The context for their troubled relationships

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-89

  Rivers, Mary J ^a  

^a MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive relationships; Cultural narratives; Female puberty rites; Kina ld ; Navajo; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744397154     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-3171-x     Document Type: Review

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