Can people's patriarchal ideology predict their beliefs about wife abuse? The case of jordanian men

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 545-567

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 24944461209     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20068     Document Type: Article

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