The weakness of family ties and their perpetuating effects on gender violence: A qualitative study in Mexico

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1206-1220

  Agoff, Carolina ^a   Herrera, Cristina ^b   Castro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gender norms; Mexico; Traditional values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; COERCION; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 35448950394     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207307800     Document Type: Article

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