Are girls really becoming more violent?: A critical analysis

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-50

  Luke, Katherine P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; Girls' violence; Race and gender; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649011021     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109907310461     Document Type: Article

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