Arrested justice: The multifaceted plight of immigrant latinas who faced domestic violence

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-544

  Vidales, Guadalupe T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Immigrants; Intersectionality; Latinas

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954243528     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9309-5     Document Type: Article

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