Violence Against College Women
@article{Rennison2014ViolenceAC, title={Violence Against College Women}, author={Callie Marie Rennison and Lynn A. Addington}, journal={Trauma, Violence, \& Abuse}, year={2014}, volume={15}, pages={159 - 169} }
Over the past 25 years, our understanding about violence against college women has greatly expanded, but it has been concentrated in particular areas. As a result, despite this increased attention, significant gaps in our knowledge still exist. One is a failure to take stock in how “violence” is defined and assess whether its current use adequately covers the variety of risks to which college women are exposed. We identify limitations in how the current literature operationalizes violence…
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