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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

When many of us hear the words "domestic violence," we automatically assume the victim would be a female and the attacker would be a male. After all, men are traditionally viewed as the more aggressive of the two sexes, and the victims of most domestic abuse situations are indeed women. But a surprising number of domestic violence episodes do involve women as the aggressors, creating a new category of victim known as the battered husband.  1, record 1, English, - battered%20husband

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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En 1977, dans une étude controversée en raison de problèmes méthodologiques, la sociologue américaine Suzanne Steinmetz crée le concept de «mari battu», ultérieurement remplacé par celui d’«homme battu».  3, record 1, French, - homme%20battu

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Proposed definitions: ... Expand the definition of "family violence" to include child abuse, child sexual abuse, child witness of abuse, wife abuse, husband abuse, elderly abuse, institutional abuse....  2, record 2, English, - husband%20abuse

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Mari battu. Bien que l'incidence en soit considérablement moindre que le cas des femmes battues, certains auteurs ont décrit ce comportement. Il se produit essentiellement dans un contexte où la violence est devenue un mode habituel de résolution des conflits et où la femme subit également les violences de son conjoint.  4, record 2, French, - violence%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20du%20mari

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish