Sexual harassment and the cultures of childhood: Developmental, domestic violence, and legal perspectives

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-196

  Rodkin, Philip C ^a   Fischer, Karla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Middle childhood; Peer relations; Sexual harassment; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845955360     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J008v19n02_11     Document Type: Article

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