Claims About Women's Use of Non-fatal Force in Intimate Relationships: A Contextual Review of Canadian Research

Violence Against Women

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1008-1026

  Dragiewicz, Molly ^a   DeKeseredy, Walter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

backlash; Canada; sex differences; woman abuse

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUALITY; VIOLENCE;

CANADA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WOMEN;

EID: 84868091232     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801212460754     Document Type: Review

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