Go Back Research Article October, 1993

Male violence against women: Current research and future directions.

Author Mary P. Koss Author Lisa A. Goodman Author Nancy Felipe Russo Author Louise F Fitzgerald

Abstract

This Psychology in the Public Forum section, authored by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women in Psychology's Task Force on Male Violence Against Women and by Senator Joseph Biden, examines the prevalence, impact, and public policy dimensions of physical assault, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of women. This introduction reviews common themes that emerge from the articles that follow. It concludes by emphasizing that the problem of violence against women cannot be fully understood, let alone solved, by focusing exclusively on individual psychology. Only by changing the social and cultural institutions that have given rise to the problem can a lasting solution be achieved. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keywords

Male Violence Violence Against Women Physical Assault Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Public Policy Gender-Based Violence Psychological Impact Social Institutions Cultural Change Prevalence Studies Policy Interventions Women's Safety Trauma Impact Research Directions Social Reform
Details
Volume 48
Issue 10
Pages 1054-1058
ISSN 1935-990X