Do violent acts equal abuse? Resolving the gender parity/asymmetry dilemma

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 201-211

  Stark, Evan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Coercive control; Domestic violence; Feminism; Sexual inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950460737     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9717-2     Document Type: Article

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