Who can you tell? features of arab culture that influence conceptualization and treatment of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 499-518

  Haboush, Karen L ^a   Alyan, Hala ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; cultural issues; race ethnicity; sexual abuse; theoretical issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES; REVIEW;

ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880295912     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2013.800935     Document Type: Article

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