People of color with disabilities: Intersectionality as a framework for analyzing intimate partner violence in social, historical, and political contexts

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-181

  Cramer, Elizabeth P ^a   Plummer, Sara Beth ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Intersectionality; Intimate partner violence; People of color; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749137410     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770802675635     Document Type: Review

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