Resilience and post-traumatic recovery in cultural and political context: Two Pakistani women's strategies for survival

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 287-304

  Haeri, Shahla ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural anthropology; Pakistan; Resilience; Trauma; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 34247148482     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v14n01_15     Document Type: Article

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