ABSTRACT

Men who Batter Women presents a unique psycho-analytic perspective on clinical studies of the roots of male violence towards women.
Most published work concentrates on the experiences of the female victims of domestic violence. This book is unusual in that it focuses on the male perpetrators. Adam Edward Jukes considers both feminist approaches to male violence and those perspectives that treat such violent behaviour as pathological. The author suggests the practical implications of his research for clinical treatment and explores how effectively psychotherapy can be used to treat men who batter women.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|11 pages

The problem outlined

The social context of abuse

chapter 3|20 pages

Aggression and violence

How theoretical models help us understand why men abuse women

chapter 4|34 pages

Special problems in the treatment of abusers

Abusers’ subjective accounts

chapter 5|25 pages

Isolating the violence

Variations in clinical approaches

chapter 6|10 pages

The bubble

chapter 9|9 pages

Groupwork

chapter 10|4 pages

Conclusions