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Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan.
Rather than only reacting on a case-by-case basis, we need to recognise the root of child neglect and abuse comes from social inequities.
Natural disasters amplify the conditions leading to domestic violence. Yet Australia’s disaster policies are “gender blind”.
The consequences of the parental alienation theory can lead to children getting a court order to visit or live with an abusive parent.
Just as domestic violence was once misunderstood and tolerated, many today fail to grasp how nude photographs can be wielded as weapons of abuse.
There have already been two recent inquires into family court, but none of their recommendations have been rolled out.
Tying Centrelink payments to a partner can trap women in violent relationships.
Many men who experience domestic abuse or violence are too embarrassed to seek help.
Clingy behaviour can be narcissistic, too.
Lawyers and jurors need to know what causes people to behave the way they do.
There is a clear link between women who have experienced domestic violence and mental illness. This link needs to be better addressed in mental health services.
But questions remain on how well a scheme to provide victims with information about abusive partners is working.
The law needs updating – but great care is required when it comes to consent and sadomasochistic sex.
In Myanmar, spousal abuse is legal and stigma stop most women from reporting sexual violence. A bill championed by feminists but long stalled in Parliament may soon give women their basic rights.
The term ‘gaslighting’ is now liberally used but what does it mean and where did it come from?
A study in Kenya found that the lower men ranked themselves in society, the more violent they were with their intimate partners.
For the millions celebrating on the Champs-Elysées last month, Frenchness was not just an idea, it was an intense shared experience. But what happens to that identity when the celebrations end?
It’s still rare for cases of coercive control to reach prosecution.
Reality TV shows depicting relationships are popular, but a tolerance of abusive behaviour is also being exposed to a wide audience – including younger viewers.
Top contributors
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior research fellow, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural Studies, University of East London
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Psychologist and Programme Leader, University of Salford
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Reader in Gender Based Violence, Centre for Gender and Violence Research, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, University of Reading
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Maîtresse de conférences HDR en psychologie sociale, spécialiste de la violence conjugale/contrôle coercitif, Université Paris Nanterre
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Sheffield