A review of empirical literature on the prevalence and risk markers of male-on-female intimate partner violence in contemporary China, 1987-2006

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-28

  Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Lai, Beatrice Pui Yee ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese domestic violence; Chinese wife abuse; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ACTIVISM; ATTITUDE; CHINA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GENDER; HUMAN RIGHTS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLITICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM;

EID: 37349030785     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2007.06.001     Document Type: Review

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