Type:	Journal Article
Title:	'Gender symmetry' in domestic violence: a substantive and methodological research review
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Kimmel, Michael S
Keywords:	Men as victims;Perpetrators;Measurement
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	8 (11), November 2002
Notes:	See also 'Male victims of domestic violence : a substantive and methodological research review' by Michael Kimmel on our Research & Resources database. Examines research suggesting the prevalence of female violence towards men is comparable to male violence against women and critiques these claims of gender symmetry in domestic violence from an empirical and substantive perspective. A background to the international debate over the nature of domestic violence and the gender of perpetrators is provided and the methodologies adopted by researchers to understand domestic violence are contrasted. Suggests that, because crime victimisation studies and family conflict studies measure different phenomena, their findings cannot be conceptually or methodologically reconciled. The need for more inclusive measures and explanations of domestic violence is advocated.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14940
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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