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Dhaher, Enas A.; Mikolajczyk, Rafael T.; Maxwell, Annette E.; Kramer, Alexander – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
A total of 450 women were interviewed in Mother and Child Health Care Centers in three cities in West Bank, Palestine, to assess attitudes toward wife beating. Overall, women perceived wife beating to be justified if a wife insults her husband (59%), if she disobeys her husband (49%), if she neglects her children (37%), if she goes out without…
Descriptors: Spouses, Females, Foreign Countries, Social Attitudes
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Gooding, Gretchen E.; Kreider, Rose M. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
We explore women's marital naming choices using the 2004 American Community Survey (ACS). Six percent of native-born married women have nonconventional surnames. "Nonconventional" surnames include hyphenated surnames, two surnames, and women who kept their own surname at marriage. Characteristics associated with nonconventional surname use include…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Females, Educational Attainment, Community Surveys
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Glass, Nancy; Eden, Karen B.; Bloom, Tina; Perrin, Nancy – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
A computerized safety decision aid was developed and tested with Spanish or English-speaking abused women in shelters or domestic violence (DV) support groups (n = 90). The decision aid provides feedback about risk for lethal violence, options for safety, assistance with setting priorities for safety, and a safety plan personalized to the user.…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family Violence, Females, Safety