Male perpetrators' perspectives on intimate partner violence, religion, and masculinity

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 435-448

  Levitt, Heidi M ^a   Swanger, Rebecca Todd ^a   Butler, Jenny B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Perpetrator; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549104028     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9349-3     Document Type: Article

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