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Peer reviewedAvis, Judith Myers – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992
Reviews research to document epidemic proportions of physical violence and sexual abuse in North American families. Delineates gender dimensions of the problem, with men being predominant perpetrators of sexual abuse of both boys and girls and major physical abusers in couple relationships. Presents feminist perspective for thinking about abuse…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Family Counseling, Family Violence
