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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Violence in women."”.
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The neural correlates of intimate partner violence in women
The hippocampus is more vulnerable than other brain structures to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol. It is reported that patients with chronic alcoholism have decreased brain weights and volumes. The hippocampal volume reductions in patients with chronic alcoholism have been found to be …
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Contextualized pathways towards women's use of violence: A mixed-methods investigation
Although women engage in violence less frequently than men, an emerging body of research has documented the potentially devastating effects of women’s violence for individuals, families, and society. Research also suggests that women’s pathways to violence, particularly in terms of etiology, are …
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Religiosity as a moderator of anger in the expression of violence by women
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of women's anger and religiosity on their expression of violence toward their partner. The sample consisted of the 664 women who completed three interviews for Project HOW: Health Outcomes of Women, a study of low-income, ethnically diverse …
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Wayward Women, Virtuous Violence: Feminine Violence in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature by Women
This dissertation examines the role of "acceptable" feminine violence in Restoration and eighteenth-century drama and fiction. Scenes such as Lady Davers's physical assault on Pamela in Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) have understandably troubled recent scholars of gender and literature. But …