Gender differences in specialization in intimate partner violence: Comparing the gender symmetry and violent resistance perspectives

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 570-594

  Bouffard, Leana A ^a   Wright, Kevin A ^a   Muftić, Lisa R ^b   Bouffard, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549123619     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820801930100     Document Type: Article

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