“Gender Symmetry” in Domestic Violence A Substantive and Methodological Research Review

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 vio...

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Published inViolence Against Women Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 1332 - 1363
Main Author Kimmel, Michael S.
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.11.2002
Subjects
Battered Women
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Females
Males
Perpetrators
Sex Differences
USA
Women
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Summary: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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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/107780102237407