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ERIC Number: EJ644032
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Attitudes toward Wife Abuse among Muslim Women and Men in Canada.
Ali, Alisha; Toner, Brenda B.
Journal of Social Psychology, v141 n1 p23-30 Feb 2001
Examines the attitudes toward wife abuse in a sample of Muslim women and men in Canada and whether thos e attitudes were influenced by self-esteem. Reveals that Muslim women and men did not differ on levels of self-esteem, but their attitudes were related to self-esteem, and Muslim men had more lenient attitudes toward wife abuse. (CMK)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Battered Women, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Males, Muslims, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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