The surreptitious feminization of domestic violence
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https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v16i1.522Keywords:
feminization, domestic violence, victim, perpetrator, cultureAbstract
While most victims of domestic violence are women those prone to acts of domestic violence cannot be universally identified as male. Domestic violence permeates Western societies such as the United States and the United Kingdom which includes male victims who are frequently denied or overlooked. This may be due to differences in reporting of domestic violence between men and women and may mean that the rates of victimization for males and females is much less sex-based than it appears. As a result, to the extent that Social Work and who has access to services is a culturally constructed phenomenon, male victims in need require advocates in all areas whose sole purpose is problem resolution.
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Hall, R. E. (2013). The surreptitious feminization of domestic violence. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 16(1), 34-47. https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v16i1.522
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