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CHEMICALLY-ROOTED THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
CONT

... this addiction to pain starts during childhood. Children in violent families become accustomed to an environment within which emotional and physical pain and danger are always present. ... The authors go as far as to claim that this addiction to pain is as physical as an addiction to drugs or alcohol. ... This "chemical" theory of conjugal violence is reminiscent of victim provocation theories often found in academic literature before the ... feminist analysis of violence against women.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

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