Taking child abuse and mothering into account: Intersectional feminism as an alternative for the study of domestic violence

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-133

  Damant, Dominique ^a   Lapierre, Simon ^b   Kouraga, Anne ^c   Fortin, Andre ^a   Hamelin Brabant, Louise ^c   Lavergne, Chantal ^d   Lessard, Genevive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d University of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Domestic violence; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449098447     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109908314321     Document Type: Article

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