
Intimate Partner Violence: New Perspectives in Research and Practice
Author: Elizabeth A. BatesPublisher: RoutledgePaperback:ISBN 10: 113804900XISBN 13: 978-1138049000Hardcover:ISBN 10: 1138048992ISBN 13: 978-1138048997Since the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment. Intimate Partner Violence: New Perspectives in Research and Practice is the first book of its kind to present a detailed and rigorous critique of current domestic violence research and practice within the same volume. In this challenging new text, with contributions from the UK, the US, and Canada, the subject is assessed from a more holistic position. It provides a critical analysis of the issue of domestic violence including issues that are often not part of the mainstream discussion. Each of the chapters tackles a different area of research or practice, from a critical review of contemporary topics in d