Peer intervention in dating violence: Beliefs of African-American middle school adolescents

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-196

  Weisz, Arlene N ^a   Black, Beverly M ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bystander intervention; Dating violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749301379     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313200801947223     Document Type: Article

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