Constructions of local culture and impacts on domestic violence in an Australian rural community

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-184

  Wendt, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Feminism; Post structuralism; Rural culture

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 64549129117     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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