Violence in intimate relationships / Ximena B. Arriaga, Stuart Oskamp, editors ; the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The nature, correlates, and consequences of violence in intimate relationships / Ximena B. Arriaga and Stuart Oskamp -- The controversy over domestic violence by women : a methodological, theoretical, and sociology of science analysis / Murray A. Straus -- A typology of male batterers : an initial examination / Amy Holtzworth-Munroe [and others] -- Limitations of social learning models in explaining intimate aggression / Donald G. Dutton -- The interpersonal and communication dynamics of wife battering / Sally A. Lloyd -- Alcohol use and husband marital aggression among newlywed couples / Kenneth E. Leonard -- Women's responses to physical and psychological abuse / Ileana Arias -- Health consequences for victims of violence in intimate relationships / Phyllis W. Sharps and Jacquelyn Campbell -- Physical aggression and the longitudinal course of newlywed marriage / Thomas N. Bradbury and Erika Lawrence.

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The focus in this book is on the causes, precursors, results of and responses to violence. The book is aimed at academics and professionals in psychology, social policy, social work sociology and nursing.

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