Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/Newsletter_6.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The implications and effects of theories of intergenerational transmission of violence for boys who live with domestic violence
Other Titles:	Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse newsletter
Authors:	Boyd, Cameron
Keywords:	Prevention;Impact on children and young people;Theories of violence
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Citation:	(6), March 2001
Notes:	The author, who participates in the Boys RAVE project, addresses the inter-generational transmission of violence or cycle of abuse. He points out that research shows that the majority of boys and young men that have witnessed domestic violence are not violent in their future relationships. Preventive programmes directed to sons of abusive fathers stigmatise and label this group as potentially violent. Inter-generational transmission theory distracts attention from the socio-economic changes required to reduce violence, and the consequences of subordinating the role of women. The concept of intergenerational transmission of violence justifies the acts of the perpetrators; causal explanations of violence ignore the complexity of violence and the array of experiences faced.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12735
ISSN:	1443-7236
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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