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Controlling Male Aggression in Intimate Relationships
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2024
Abstract
Legal control of aggressive acts within the family must be assessed against a background of other familial controls. This study identifies factors that control male aggression against female partners in intimate relationships. Hirschi's (1969) theory of the social bond, applied almost exclusively to delinquency, is used to test the importance of attachments, commitments, involvement, and beliefs in controlling husband-to-wife assault. By looking at males who do not assault their partners, we gain some insight into the ways in which legal policies might be structured to reduce domestic violence against women.
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- Copyright © 1989 The Law and Society Association
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This is a revised version of a paper presented at the Law and Society Association's annual meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, June 10, 1989. This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, “Panel Survey of Deterrence Processes” (SES-852-232), whose principal investigators were Kirk R. Williams and Murray A. Straus. Work on this paper was carried out with the aid of a post-doctoral research fellowship under National Institute of Mental Health Grant T32MH15161 to the Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. Helpful comments were provided by Ralph Bristol, Ron Farrell, David Finkelhor, Murray Straus, Linda Williams, and Yvonne Vissing. We also want to thank Herbert Jacob, Shari Diamond, and the anonymous reviewers for their comments and criticisms.
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