000			03504nam a2200385Ia 4500
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
710	1		_92795 _aNew Zealand _bDepartment of Justice
999			_c3451 _d3451
001			19884
005			20250625151257.0
008			110331s1995 eng
020			_a0477076904
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a362.8292 LEI
100			_aLeibrich, Julie _91547
245			_aHitting home : _bmen speak about abuse of women partners _cLeibrich, Julie; Paulin, Judy; Ransom, Robin
260			_aWellington, NZ. _bGP Publications _c1995
300			_a243 p. ; 30 cm.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aRecommended reading
520			_aThe report presents the findings of a comprehensive survey of men's attitudes towards the abuse of women. It explores both physical and psychological abuse and examines the link between personal characteristics, attitudes towards abuse, and abusive behaviour. The authors claim that the report offers the first national prevalence rates for New Zealand men's abuse of women partners. The survey was conducted in two parts during 1994. The first study surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2000 randomly selected men aged 17 years or over in order to gain three sets of data: personal characteristics, attitudes towards abuse, and abusive behaviour. The relationships between these data were examined. The later study was a focused survey of 200 of the original 2000 men surveyed earlier. It explored the men's perceptions of the causes of physical abuse, and investigated questions of 'control of women' and 'loss of control of anger', and their relative importance in explaining domestic abuse. The reported findings are extensive and include: that New Zealand men support attempts to reduce domestic violence, including arrest; social expectations relating to male behaviour need to change; education is needed in many areas relating to causes and consequences of domestic violence; an underlying acceptance of abuse needs to be changed, including a tendency towards victim blaming; men's socio-economic, educational and income levels are not valid indicators of potential for partner abuse; all social groups need to be targeted and increased resources are needed in educational and support services to prevent domestic violence; and men need to be encouraged to accept responsibility for their own acts of abuse. The authors make a number of recommendations for future research, including: monitoring of domestic violence prevalence rates to enable trend analysis of social change; establishment of prevalence rates for abuse of men by women, abuse within same sex relationships; and comparisons between prevalence rates; exploration of men's understandings of the problem of psychological abuse of women partners; assessment of women's attitudes towards abuse; study of the experiences and effects of witnessing abuse on attitudes and behaviours; and exploration of potential preventative support services for male abusers.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_aRECOMMENDED READING _96431
650	2	7	_aCULTURAL ISSUES _9177
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aGENDER _9269
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
700	1		_aPaulin, Judy _91882
700	1		_aRansom, Robin _91965
710	2		_aAGB McNair (Firm) _93039
942			_2ddc _cREPORT