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BATTERED HUSBANDS

 

DEFINITION:  “A man who is physically injured by a wife or partner and has not physically struck or psychologically provoked her.” (Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response)

 

NARROW THE SUBJECT:

·         What are the statistics for battered husbands in America?

·         Are there any support groups or shelters for battered men?

·         Why does our culture refuse to hold women as well as men accountable for their participation in domestic violence?

·         Why are men less likely than women to report being abused?

·         Is spousal abuse by women on the rise?

·         What are the characteristics of an abused husband?

·         Are domestic violence killings of husbands/boyfriends on the rise?

·         What are the risk factors in accounting for female violence against men?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Spouse abuse; Abused men; Abused husbands; Family violence; Abusive women

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE AREA:

Social Work Dictionary     “Battered Spouse”  REF HV12 .B37 1995
Encyclopedia of Social Work “Domestic Violence”           REF HV35 .S6 1995
Men and Masculinities: A Social, Cultural and Historical Encyclopedia REF HQ 1090.3 .M346 2004 v.1

               

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Opposing Viewpoints : Domestic Violence 

At Issue:  Domestic Violence (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS: 

Statistical Handbook on the American Family    “Spouse Abuse”

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

 Information Plus: Violent Relationships:(also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Mega
Health and Wellness Resource Center Issues & Controversies

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Women Against Domestic Violence: Male Abuse

http://www.wadv.org/maleabuse.htm

MenWeb  

http://www.menweb.org/

Stop Abuse for Everyone   

http://www.safe4all.org/resources.html

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men http://www.batteredmenshelpline.org/

 

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