Researching domestic violence in same-sex relationships - A feminist epistemological approach to survey development

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-173

  Hester, Marianne ^a   Donovan, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Epistemology; Feminist; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LESBIAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 70450191680     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160802695346     Document Type: Article

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