"Fathers' rights" and the defense of paternal authority in Australia

Violence Against Women

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-347

  Flood, Michael ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child custody; Child support; Divorce; Domestic violence; False allegations; Fathering; Fathers' rights movement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FATHER; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OFFENDER; VICTIM;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FATHERS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 76249126922     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209360918     Document Type: Article

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