Women and violence: The effects of dismantling the welfare state

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-384

  Morrow, Marina ^a   Hankivsky, Olena ^b   Varcoe, Colleen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic restructuring; Feminism; Social policy; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS STATUS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543071054     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018304044364     Document Type: Article

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