Explaining intimate partner violence: The sociological limitations of victimization studies

Sociological Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 613-640

  Michalski, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Intimate partner violence; Methodology; Victimization studies; Violence typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344456443     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-005-9060-5     Document Type: Article

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