Village tolerance of abuse, women’s status, and the ecology of intimate partner violence in rural Uttar Pradesh, India

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 705-731

  Mogford, Elizabeth ^a   Lyons, Christopher J ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 84901728211     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tsq.12067     Document Type: Article

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