"A thin line between love and hate"? Black men as victims and perpetrators of dating violence

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-257

  West, Carolyn M ^a,b  

^a Departmentn of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; African American; Aggression; Black; Dating violence; Prevention; Risk behavior; Victimization

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HATE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LOVE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF HELP; SEXISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 57749134034     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770801925569     Document Type: Review

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