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Accounting for violence: An analysis of male spousal abuse narratives

Glen H. Stamp Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, Ball State University
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Teresa Chandler Sabourin Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, University of Cincinnati
Pages 284-307 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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