When men are violent to women, is it a form of sexist oppression? Or are they simply brutes? And are there political reasons to view them one way or the other?
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FelsonRichard B.. Violence and Gender Reexamined (American Psychological Association, 2002). Extensive presentation of the violence perspective.
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FelsonRichard B.. “Blame Analysis: Accounting for the Behavior of Protected Groups.”American Sociologist22 (1991): 5–23. A discussion of the role of ideology in sociology.
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KossMary P.. No Safe Haven: Male Violence against Women at Home, at Work, and in the Community (American Psychological Association, 1994). A moderate feminist approach by a psychologist.
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StrausMurray A.. “The Controversy Over Domestic Violence by Women: A Methodological, Theoretical, and Sociology of Science Analysis.” In Violence in Intimate Relationships, edited by ArriagaXimena B.OskampStuart (Sage, 1999). A major participant in the domestic-violence controversy presents his side.
