Vulnerable Warriors: Military Women, Military Culture, and Fear of Rape

Gender Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 164-183

  Weitz, Rose ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear of rape; Military; Sexual assault; Veterans; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938363397     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-015-9137-2     Document Type: Article

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