Economic Abuse in Lebanon: Experiences and Perceptions

Violence Against Women

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-375

  Usta, Jinan ^a   Makarem, Nisrine N ^a   Habib, Rima R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Arab world; economic abuse; gender based violence; Lebanon; women; work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ABUSE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CONTROL; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ARAB WORLD; ECONOMIC ABUSE; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; LEBANON; WOMEN; WORK;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877776319     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801213486313     Document Type: Article

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