Leaving Jekyll and Hyde: Emotion work in the context of intimate partner violence

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-48

  Enander, Viveka ^a  

^a Institutionen för Socialt Arbete   (Sweden)

Author keywords

battered women; domestic violence; emotion work; leaving processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551497249     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353510384831     Document Type: Article

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