Bridging the two Sides of a 30-Year Controversy over Gender Differences in Perpetration of Physical Partner Violence

Zeev Winstok; Murray A. Straus

doi:10.1007/s10896-016-9896-x

Bridging the two Sides of a 30-Year Controversy over Gender Differences in Perpetration of Physical Partner Violence

Zeev Winstok
, Murray A. Straus

School of Social Work

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Abstract

In the longstanding controversy over gender differences in perpetration of physical intimate partner violence (PV), one side argues for gender asymmetry (i.e., mainly men perpetrate PV) and the other side argues for gender symmetry (i.e., women perpetrate PV in similar proportions to men). This article proposes an empirical bridge between the two sides of the controversy, through a typology that inherently recognizes both the symmetrical and asymmetrical aspects of PV. This empirical bridge may facilitate a broader and deeper view of the problem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	933-935
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Family Violence
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9896-x
State	Published - 1 Nov 2016

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Keywords

Dyadic concordance types
Family research perspective for partner violence
Feminist perspective for partner violence
Gender symmetry/asymmetry
Partner violence controversy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Law

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