Sexual harassment and the cultures of childhood: Developmental, domestic violence, and legal perspectives

Bullying, Peer Harassment, and Victimization in the Schools: The Next Generation of Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-196

  Rodkin, Philip C ^a   Fischer, Karla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Middle childhood; Peer relations; Sexual harassment; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920735334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J008v19n02_11     Document Type: Chapter

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