Forced marriage in the UK: Religious, cultural, economic or state violence?

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-612

  Chantler, Khatidja ^a   Gangoli, Geetanjali ^b   Hester, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Immigration; Marriage age; Sexuality; Sponsorship

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; EUROPEAN UNION; GENDER; IMMIGRATION; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350458807     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018309341905     Document Type: Article

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