The role of culture in understanding child sexual offending: Examining feminist perspectives

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-312

  Purvis, Mayumi ^a   Ward, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual offending; Culture; Feminist perspectives

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT COUNSELING; POLICY; POWERLESSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 33646022542     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.08.006     Document Type: Review

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