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Record ID: 07754034-d92b-431d-a48b-28c6379fc6b9
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La Trobe University, Victoria., a.taft@latrobe.edu.au
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Violence against women is a significant public health issue. One form of violence against women, intimate partner abuse or domestic violence, is prevalent in Australia. In this article, we summarise the main theoretical and methodological debates informing prevalence research in this area. We explain why studies finding equivalent victimisation and perpetration rates between the sexes are conceptually and methodologically flawed and why coercion and control are fundamental to the definition and measurement of partner abuse. We conclude that while male victims of partner abuse certainly exist, male victims of other forms of male violence are more prevalent. A focus on gendered risk of violence in public health policy should target male-to-male public violence and male-to-female intimate partner abuse.
Date revised - 2009-11-01Last updated - 2011-12-14SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - PSE, Australia; New Zealand; domestic violence; Public health; coercion; Females; males
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00311.x
Electronic Resources: https://search.proquest.com/docview/21102642?accountid=12763
http://sirius.library.unsw.edu.au:9003/sfx_local?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&genre=article&sid=ProQ:ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&atitle=Are+men+and+women+equally+violent+to+intimate+partners%3F&title=Australian+and+New+Zealand+Journal+of+Public+Health&issn=13260200&date=2001-12-01&volume=25&issue=6&spage=498&au=Taft%2C+Angela%3BHegarty%2C+Kelsey[cut]
Web resource: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00311.x
Type: Journal Article
Title: Are men and women equally violent to intimate partners?
Other Titles: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Authors: Taft, Angela
Flood, Michael
Hegarty, Kelsey L
Year: 2001
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Citation: No 6 Vol.: 25
URI: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13448
ISSN: 1326-0200
Physical description: Pages 498-500
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