Childhood exposure to domestic violence and attitude towards wife beating in adult life: A study of men in INDIA

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-269

  Zhu, Ying ^a   Dalal, Koustuv ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951226741     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990423     Document Type: Article

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