More responsibilities, less control: Understanding the challenges and difficulties involved in mothering in the context of domestic violence

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1434-1451

  Lapierre, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; motherhood; mothering

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954995072     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp080     Document Type: Article

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