Violence in Intimate Relationships

by Ximena B. Arriaga

• ISBN13: 9780761916420
• ISBN10: 0761916423
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-18
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

What are the roots of violence between spouses? What do we know about the precursors of wife battering? Who are the victims of domestic abuse? This book discusses causes and precursors of violence, exploring the psychological characteristics of perpetrators of violence, and describing and evaluating potential responses to it. Each chapter contributes to the readera??s understanding of violence in intimate relationships. Part I establishes the "what" and the "who" of violence; Part II examines the interpersonal and situational context that may contribute to violent interaction, or the "how" and "why" that underlie violent interactions; and Part III provides an account of what happens to victims as a result of physical and psychological abuse and how relationships change following violent interactions. The book provides an up-to-date supplemental textbook for courses on a variety of disciplines that deal with violence between spouses and intimate spouses. CONTRIBUTORS: S. Oskamp, X. B. Arriaga, M. A. Straus, A. Holtzworth-Munroe, J. C. Meehan, K. Herron, G. L. Stuart, D. G. Dutton, S. A. Lloyd, K. E. Leonard, I. Arias, P. W. Sharps, J. Campbell, T. N. Bradbury, & E. Lawrence

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
PART I: NATURE OF VIOLENCE
The Nature, Correlates and Consequences of Violence in Intimate Relationships	3	(14)
Ximena B. Arriaga
Stuart Oskamp
The Controversy Over Domestic Violence by Women: A Methodological, Theoretical, and Sociology of Science Analysis	17	(28)
Murray A. Straus
A Typology of Male Batterers: An Initial Examination	45	(28)
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe
Jeffrey C. Meehan
Katherine Herron
Gregory L. Stuart
Limitations of Social Learning Models in Explaining Intimate Aggression	73	(18)
Donald G. Dutton
PART II: CORRELATES OF VIOLENCE
The Interpersonal and Communication Dynamics of Wife Battering	91	(22)
Sally A. Lloyd
Alcohol Use and Husband Marital Aggression Among Newlywed Couples	113	(26)
Kenneth E. Leonard
PART III: CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE
Women's Responses to Physical and Psychological Abuse	139	(24)
Ileana Arias
Health Consequences for Victims of Violence in Intimate Relationships	163	(18)
Phyllis W. Sharps
Jacquelyn Campbell
Physical Aggression and the Longitudinal Course of Newlywed Marriage	181	(22)
Thomas N. Bradbury
Erika Lawrence
Author Index	203	(6)
Subject Index	209	(4)
About the Contributors	213