Contexts for women’s aggression against men

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Abstract

There is a wealth of literature that demonstrates men’s victimisation in intimate relationships, this paper explores explanations of women’s aggression towards men. This includes exploring traditional models of intimate partner violence, evolutionary perspectives and critiquing the idea women’s violence is only ever in self-defence.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEncyclopaedia of evolutionary psychological science
EditorsViviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Todd K. Shackelford
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
ISBN (Print)9783319196497
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • intimate partner violence
  • domestic violence
  • women’s aggression
  • male victims
  • violence
  • women’s violence

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