Sorority participation and sexual assault risk

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 835-851

  Minow, Jacqueline Chevalier ^a   Einolf, Christopher J ^b  

^a United Way of America ^*  (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual assault; Sorority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349333840     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209334472     Document Type: Article

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