Gender-based violence in India: Long-term trends

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1594-1611

  Simister, John ^a   Mehta, Parnika S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMRB International   (India)

Author keywords

battered women; domestic violence and cultural contexts; perceptions of domestic violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955336337     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354577     Document Type: Article

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