The fathering of violent men: Constriction and yearning

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-482

  Perel, Guy ^a   Peled, Einat ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Experience; Fathering; Parenting; Violent men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; LITERATURE; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CHILD; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEN; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 41249096243     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208314846     Document Type: Article

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