Social and ethical determinants of human sexuality: 2. Gender-based violence

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 220-231

  Benagiano, Giuseppe ^a   Carrara, Sabina ^a   Filippi, Valentina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Female genital mutilations; Gender based violence; Honour crimes; Human sexuality; Sex trade; Sexual aggression; Sexual harassment; Stalking; Violence during pregnancy; War linked abuses

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTHROPOLOGY; AUTOMUTILATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; STALKING; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RAPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; WAR;

EID: 77956298956     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2010.490888     Document Type: Review

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