Male Violence Against Women: Current Research and Future Directions

This Psychology in the Public Forum section, authored by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women in Psychology's Task Force on Male Violence Against Women and by Senator Joseph Biden, examines the prevalence, impact, and public policy dimensions of physical assault, sex...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1993-10, Vol.48 (10), p.1054-1058
Main Authors: Goodman, Lisa A, Koss, Mary P, Fitzgerald, Louise F, Russo, Nancy Felipe, Keita, Gwendolyn Puryear
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assault
Battered Females
Female
Forecasting
Gender Identity
Human
Human Females
Human Males
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence
Male
Men
Psychology
Sexual Harassment
Spouse Abuse - legislation & jurisprudence
Spouse Abuse - prevention & control
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Victimization
Violence
Women
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Summary:This Psychology in the Public Forum section, authored by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women in Psychology's Task Force on Male Violence Against Women and by Senator Joseph Biden, examines the prevalence, impact, and public policy dimensions of physical assault, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of women. This introduction reviews common themes that emerge from the articles that follow. It concludes by emphasizing that the problem of violence against women cannot be fully understood, let alone solved, by focusing exclusively on individual psychology. Only by changing the social and cultural institutions that have given rise to the problem can a lasting solution be achieved.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.48.10.1054