Understanding Forced Marriage in the United States: Developing Measures, Examining its Nature, and Assessing Gender Disparities

In Western European countries and Canada, an emerging scholarly literature has helped inform awareness and prevention efforts and justice system responses to address forced marriages. But, little is known about this issue in the United States. The present study, the first large scale examination of...

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Authors: Esthappan, Sino (Author) ; Bastomski, Sara (Author) ; Zweig, Janine (Author) ; Dank, Meredith (Author) ; Love, Hanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 11/12, Pages: 5730-5760
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
disclosure of domestic violence
cultural contexts
Domestic Violence
Criminology
Child Abuse
family issues and mediators