An economic exclusion/male peer support model looks at "wedfare" and woman abuse

Critical Criminology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-41

  Dekeseredy, Walter S ^a   Alvi, Shahid ^a   Schwartz, Martin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644964687     PISSN: 12058629     EISSN: 15729877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10612-005-3192-z     Document Type: Article

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