Violence and Abuse in Families: The Consequences of Paternal Uncertainty

Family Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Goetz, Aaron T ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Intimacy; Partner violence; Paternity uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920412196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320510.003.0012     Document Type: Chapter

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