Help-seeking behavior among same-sex intimate partner violence victims: An intersectional argument

Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-67

  Parry, Megan Marie ^a   O'Neal, Eryn Nicole ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to service; Gay; Intersectionality; Intimate partner violence; Lesbian; Same sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971388809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2332886X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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