This handbook provides a timely synthesis of the international literature that investigates mens experiences of intimate partner violence and help seeking behavior, and considers what the findings mean for research, practice, and policy.
This handbook provides a timely synthesis of the international literature that investigates mens experiences of intimate partner violence and help seeking behavior, and considers what the findings mean for research, practice, and policy.
Providing the reader with a synthesis of cutting-edge knowledge, this book draws together a wealth of information from leading international researchers and practitioners working in the field of mens victimization in intimate relationships. By including chapters that address a diverse range of mens experiences and needs, it offers an accessible format for the reader to learn about the experiences of underrepresented groups of men across the world and how this knowledge can shape practice, policy, and future research.
The Routledge Handbook of Mens Victimisation in Intimate Relationships will be of great use to postgraduate students (including training psychologists, psychiatrists, medics, barristers/attorneys, social workers, probation officers, doctors, and nurses); academics, researchers, and professionals working in areas of family violence law, practice, policy and service provision.
00.Foreword. 0.Preface. PART 1.CONTEXT. 1.The evolution of research
into intimate partner violence and the impact on men. 2.The rates of intimate
partner violence on men. 3.Bidirectional violence: When intimate partner
violence doesnt fit the gender-constrained, criminal justice
victim/perpetrator paradigm. 4.Applying ambivalent sexism theory to intimate
partner violence by linking gender, power, and sexism. 5.Engaging men in
research on partner violence victimisation: A sensitive topic and a
hard-to-reach population. PART 2.ABUSE AND HELP SEEKING EXPERIENCES AMONG
HETEROSEXUAL MEN IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. 6.The abuse experiences of
heterosexual men in intimate relationships: A review of international
research findings, Part 1: Western, English-speaking countries. 7.The abuse
experiences of heterosexual men in intimate relationships: A review of
international research findings, Part 2: Non-English-speaking European,
Asian, African, Latin American, and Caribbean Nations. 8.The disclosure and
help-seeking experiences of men in intimate relationships: A review of
international research findings. 9.Mens intimate partner violence
experiences in the Australian context. 10.Mens victimization from women
partners and their help seeking: An example from Uganda. 11.Embracing a
stigma-free society for Chinese male survivors of intimate partner violence:
A perspective informed by hegemonic masculinity theory. 12.Its deemed
unmanly: The undiscussed tragedy of men as victims of intimate partner
violence in Trinidad and Tobago. 13.Fathers experiences of intimate partner
violence post-separation. PART 3.VICTIMIZATION AND HELP SEEKING AMONG
MINORITY GROUPS OF MEN. 14.Intimate partner violence and help-seeking among
sexual and gender minority men: A review of international research findings.
15.Intimate partner violence among sexual minority men: The role of
sexuality-related stigma and discrimination. 16.The abuse and help-seeking
experiences of trans men who are victimized in intimate relationships.
17.Older mens experiences of intimate partner violence and abuse. PART
4.IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS. 18.The need
for research-informed policy and practice: Lessons from the United States.
19.Promoting the early identification of mens victimization: A healthcare
perspective. 20.How male victims experience the criminal justice system and
implications for practice and policy. 21.Treating men who have experienced
intimate partner violence and abuse by women. 22.Systems-informed group
interventions: Treating court mandated men involved in relationships
characterized by bi-directional aggression. 23.Transgender survivors in a
violence against women world.
Louise Dixon is a full professor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland and a Registered Forensic Psychologist with the UK Health and Care Professions Council. Louises research has centered on the prevention of interpersonal aggression, including a particular focus on intimate partner violence and under-researched groups, with a view to developing effective assessment, intervention programs, and policy.
Denise A. Hines is a full professor in the Department of Social Work at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. Her research focuses largely on men as victims of womens intimate partner violence, with a goal of understanding their relationship experiences, barriers to help-seeking, help-seeking experiences, and physical and mental health. She also has research interests in violence within LGBTQ+ relationships, and the prevention, intervention, and policy implications of research on these under-recognized victims of partner violence.
Emily M. Douglas is a full professor in the Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy at Montclair State University in New Jersey, USA. Her research focuses on child and family well-being, with a focus on partner violence, child maltreatment, parenting, and divorced/disrupted families. She is especially interested in the research-to-policy pipeline and how our human service systems meet the needs of children and families
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