Perceptions of intimate violence and attitudes toward interventions: The role of acculturation

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1-27

  Bui, Hoan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Domestic violence; Immigrants; Public perceptions; Vietnamese Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749033939     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J222v03n04_01     Document Type: Article

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