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Theories of domestic violence: Towards a holistic perspective
- Date Issued:
- 2006
- Summary:
- The issue of domestic violence, referring to violence between intimate partners, has been extensively studied the last two decades and has, much thanks to the women's movement, also become a public awareness issue. Several different theories and perspectives have attempted to explain the occurrence of domestic violence and although they have greatly contributed to our understanding, there is an articulated need for a more comprehensive model. Thus study provides a cross-disciplinary review of existing research as well as creates an outline for a holistic model connecting different theories and levels of analyses. This study also demonstrates the importance of incorporating race and gender hierarchies into the analyses of domestic violence.
Title: | Theories of domestic violence: Towards a holistic perspective. |
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Name(s): |
Andersson, Linda Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 2006 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 105 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | The issue of domestic violence, referring to violence between intimate partners, has been extensively studied the last two decades and has, much thanks to the women's movement, also become a public awareness issue. Several different theories and perspectives have attempted to explain the occurrence of domestic violence and although they have greatly contributed to our understanding, there is an articulated need for a more comprehensive model. Thus study provides a cross-disciplinary review of existing research as well as creates an outline for a holistic model connecting different theories and levels of analyses. This study also demonstrates the importance of incorporating race and gender hierarchies into the analyses of domestic violence. | |
Identifier: | 9780542745799 (isbn), 13370 (digitool), FADT13370 (IID), fau:10220 (fedora) | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): |
Adviser: Ann Branaman. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2006. |
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Subject(s): |
Sociology, Theory and Methods Sociology, Criminology and Penology |
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Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13370 | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |