Attitudes toward rape and victims of rape: A test of the feminist theory in Ghana

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1633-1651

  Boakye, Kofi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminist theory; Ghana; Patriarchy; Rape; Rape myth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349443465     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509331493     Document Type: Article

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