The production of the "battered immigrant" in public policy and domestic violence advocacy

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-170

  Bhuyan, Rupaleem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence advocacy; Immigrant women; Public policy; Violence Against Women Act

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICY; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 37649004211     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507308317     Document Type: Article

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