Title Partner violence : a new paradigm for understanding conflict escalation / Zeev Winstok

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource Series The Springer series on human exceptionality, 1572-5642 Springer series on human exceptionality. Contents Preface -- Gender Differences in Aggressive Tendencies -- Dominance and Control -- Partner Violence as a Rational Choice -- Partner Violence as Planned Behavior -- The Process Leading to Partner Violence -- Partner Conflict Dynamics Throughout Relationship Periods -- Partner Conflict Dynamics -- Observation Units of Partner Violence -- Gender Differences in Escalatory Intentions -- Observations about the Third Paradigm Summary As domestic violence continues to be a focus of social and psychological concern, two basic contradictory viewpoints endure: one rooted in male power dynamics, the other maintaining that both genders use and are victimized by violence. Although both sides have their merits, neither has adequately answered the crucial question: What causes conflict to escalate into violence? Partner Violence: A New Paradigm for Understanding Conflict Escalation¡adds a third, escalation-focused paradigm to the debate, addressing the limitations of the two dominant perspectives in a comprehensive scholarly approach. This concise yet comprehensive volume examines key gender- and non-gender-related violence issues and sets out a compelling behavioral argument that using violence to control others is a rational choice. Its theoretical and empirical foundations support an in-depth study of escalating aggression in violent relationships, both throughout periods of chronic conflict and in single violent episodes. This analysis promotes a broader and deeper understanding of partner violence, suitable to developing more finely targeted, effective, and lasting interventions. Among the key topics featured are: - Gender differences in aggressive tendencies. - Dominance, control, and violence. - Partner violence as planned behavior. - The process leading to partner violence. - Partner conflict dynamics throughout relationship periods and within conflicts. - Gender differences in escalatory intentions. Partner Violence is an important volume for researchers, graduate students, and clinicians/professionals across various disciplines, including personality and social psychology, criminology, public health, clinical psychology, sociology, and social work Analysis Criminology Social work Consciousness Psychology Personality and Social Psychology Clinical Psychology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English In Springer eBooks Subject Women -- Violence against. Men -- Violence against Men -- Psychology. Women -- Psychology. Intimate partner violence -- Psychological aspects Conflict (Psychology) Sex factors in disease. Husband abuse. Aggression -- psychology Conflict, Psychological Sex Factors Spouse Abuse -- psychology FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Domestic Partner Abuse. SELF-HELP -- Abuse. Sex factors in disease Conflict (Psychology) Men -- Psychology Women -- Psychology Women -- Violence against Form Electronic book LC no. 2012943053 ISBN 9781461445685 146144568X 1461445671 9781461445678 9781283624312 1283624311

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