Fathers' rights groups: Demographic correlates and impact on custody policy

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 513-531

  Rosen, Leora N ^a   Dragiewicz, Molly ^b   Gibbs, Jennifer C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Backlash; Custody policy; Domestic violence; Fathers' rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CUSTODY; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SELF HELP; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD WELFARE; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849261240     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209331409     Document Type: Article

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