Considering the Context of Women's Violence: Gender, Lived Experiences, and Cumulative Victimization

feminist criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-328

  Wesely, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

exotic dancing; gender; homeless; violence; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749106475     PISSN: 15570851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557085106293074     Document Type: Article

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