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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791669003321

Autore

Johnson Michael P

Titolo

A Typology of Domestic Violence [[electronic resource] ] : Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lebanon, : Northeastern University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-87509-8

1-55553-741-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law

Disciplina

362.82/9201

362.8292

362.829201

Soggetti

Family violence - United States

Family violence -- United States

Marital violence - United States

Marital violence -- United States

Victims of family violence - United States

Victims of family violence -- United States

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Family Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; 1: Control and Violence in Intimate Relationships; 2: IntimateTerrorism - Controlling Your Partner; 3: FightingBack - Violent Resistance; 4: Conflicts That Turn Violent: Situational Couple Violence; 5: Implications for Intervention, Prevention, and Research; Appendix A: Identifying IntimateTerrorism and Other Types of Partner Violence; Appendix B: Stalking and Separation-Precipitated Violence; Appendix C: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reassesses thirty years of domestic violence research and demonstrates three forms of partner violence, distinctive in their origins, effects, and treatments