Gender and intimate partner violence in the United States: Confronting the controversies

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 194-200

  Ross, Jody M ^a   Babcock, Julia C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutual violence; Partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950461213     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9677-6     Document Type: Review

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