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contexts > named groups > persons > women > battered women

Preferred term

battered women  

Definition

  • Violence appears to be a universal human behavior, appearing in all societies in some form. Some types of violence are so common that throughout history (and continuing into the present) they have been sanctioned by society and government. [Source: Encyclopedia of Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Guide; Battered Women]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JBXWVN9K-K

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