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husband abuse [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-07

English

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

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Problemas sociales
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