Intimate homicide between Asians and non-Asians: The impact of community context

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1148-1164

  Wu, Bohsiu ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Backlash; Collective efficacy; Intimate homicide; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349316547     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508322191     Document Type: Article

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