Attitudes toward domestic violence in Korean and Vietnamese immigrant communities: Implications for human services

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 647-654

  Kim Goh, Mikyong ^a   Baello, Jon ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Paramount Unified School Districts   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrant families; Domestic violence; Family violence; Korean immigrant families; Vietnamese immigrant families

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249133798     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9187-2     Document Type: Article

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