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“Gender Symmetry” in Domestic Violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review
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Despite numerous studies that report the preponderance of domestic violence is perpetrated by men against women, other empirical studies suggest that rates of domestic violence by women and men are equivalent. This article explores these claims of gender symmetry in intimate partners'use of violence by reviewing the empirical foundations of the research and critiquing existing sources of data on domestic violence. The author suggests methods to reconcile the disparate data and encourages researchers and practitioners to acknowledge women's use of violence while understanding why it tends to be very different from violence by men toward their female partners.
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- Authors
- Kimmel, M. S.
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-11
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1332-1363
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2165773738
- Cited by
- 667
- References
- 60
- FWCI
- 12.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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