Intimate partner violence in interracial couples: A comparison to white and ethnic minority monoracial couples

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1785-1800

  Fusco, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

interracial relationships; intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; POLICE; RISK; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARRIAGE; ODDS RATIO; POLICE; RACE RELATIONS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956206268     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354510     Document Type: Article

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