Respecting Boundaries: The Symbolic and Material Concerns of Drug-Involved Women Employing Violence against Violent Male Partners

This ethnographic interview study of poor, minority, drug-involved women seeks to fill a gap in the existing research on partner violence by examining the meaning women attach to their own use of violence in their intimate relationships. This paper uses theory and research on symbolic boundaries and...

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Main Author: Rajah, Valli (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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