Examining the Perceptions of Zimbabwean Women about the Domestic Violence Act

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 706-727

  Makahamadze, Tompson ^a,b   Isacco, Anthony ^a   Chireshe, Excellent ^c  

^a CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

domestic violence; public policy; women; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATTERED WOMAN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BATTERED WOMEN; CHRISTIANITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84857579665     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511423239     Document Type: Article

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