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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Marital violence"”.
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The problem of marital violence in Mitchells Plain and its implications for the future of society
This dissertation examines the corresponding symbols and imagery in N. P. van Wyk Lauw' s "Groot Ode" and DIE HEENGAANREFREIN by Wi Ima Stockenstrbm. The poetic approach in both works is similar and comparable, because both poets are concerned with mankind's questing nature. In both texts man is …
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Appropriate dispute resolution for women married under customary law in Malawi, with special reference to marital violence
… the system has to be accessible as well. In marital violence disputes, one of the general interests of both the State and the affected individual spouses is to prevent further abuse. Courts offer this remedy, among others, by imposing restraining orders, which are backed up by punitive …
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An examination of the perceptions of marital violence held by advocate-counselors who work in emergency shelters for battered women
… viewed the husband as primarily responsible for marital violence, 38% of the sample considered the husband completely responsible, and 8% regarded the husband and wife as equally responsible. In all, 62% of the respondents believed both spouses have some role in marital violence. …
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Balance of power, adjustment, and violence within marital relationships
… relative to their partner. The mean levels of marital adjustment and marital violence were compared among the three groups. The hypotheses proposed that the power balance groups would differ in their reports of marital adjustment, marital violence, and marital stability. Questionnaires measured …
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Characteristics of male batterers and substance abusers: the relationship between sex role attitudes and the approval and severity of the use of physical force by men in a family context
… the link between sex-role stereotyping and male violence to provide an empirical base for the development of an appropriate predictive model of marital violence and to improve treatment provided to this population. Method. The sample of study included 44 men participating in programs for …
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Family Victimization: An Application of Lifestyle and Routine Activity Theory
… the similarities and differences between family violence and criminal violence. Causal models are tested using data from the 1985 National Family Violence Survey for marital violence and the 1978 Zahn and Reidel Homicide in Eight American Cities for family homicide.
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A Study of Factors Predicting Dating Violence Perpetration Among Male and Female College Students
Research has found that dating violence is a predictor of marital violence; however, research has been unclear about what predicts dating violence. Past research has been inconclusive. Furthermore, very few studies focus on gender differences in risk factors. This study examines a variety of risk …
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Predictors of Male Violence in Dating Relationships
Dating violence among college students has become a pressing concern. However, to date, the bulk of the research in this area has attempted to discern correlates of marital violence. Little research has been paid to the isolation of predictors of violence that occurs early in the relationship. This …
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Predicting Responses of Asian Christian Clergy to Domestic Violence
… their perceptions and responses to domestic violence. Their age, years lived in the U.S., amount of pastoral counseling education, adherence to Asian cultural values, gender role beliefs, and degree of religious fundamentalism (n = 72) were assessed using an anonymous questionnaire consisting …
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Attributions for Violence in Relationships: Do Battered Women Blame Themselves?
… was to compare attributions of blame for spousal violence made by women who were in violent relationships with those of abused women who had sought shelter and those of women who had never been abused. Both clinicians and researchers (e.g., Frieze, 1979; Walker, 1979) have included victims of …