Social conservatism vs social justice: The portrayal of child abuse in the press in Victoria, Australia

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-84

  Mendes, Philip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child protection; Media; Social conservatism; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040434913     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0852(200001/02)9:1<49::AID-CAR572>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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