Perpetration of gay and lesbian partner violence: A disempowerment perspective

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-243

  McKenry, Patrick C ^a   Serovich, Julianne M ^a   Mason, Tina L ^a   Mosack, Katie ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disempowerment; Gay men; Intimate partner violence; Lesbians; Same sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750505863     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-006-9020-8     Document Type: Article

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