Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestically violent men speak: a post-structuralist critique
Other Titles:	New Zealand sociology
Authors:	O'Neill, Damian
Keywords:	Theories of violence;Perpetrators
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Sociology Dept., Massey University
Citation:	15 (1), May 2000
Notes:	Qualitative study which examines 13 New Zealand men’s accounts of domestic violence, through a Foucauldian and Post-structuralist lens. Explores how men account for their violent behaviour whilst also acknowledging the importance of the constructive content of their stories. Although the study supports the need for men to take responsibility for their violent behaviour, its findings suggest that there are underlying forces at play which contribute to the presence of domestic violence in relationships, specifically the role societal structures and systems in propagating and supporting patriarchal violence. This study concludes that men’s violence is significantly more complex than the classic feminist model of domestic violence assumes. It further gives a theoretical analysis of the implications of these narrative structures to the way in which men’s domestic violence is dealt with and should be dealt with in the future.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14461
ISSN:	0112-921X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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