%0 Journal Article %T What is violence against women? Defining and measuring the problem: a response to Dean Kilpatrick %J Journal of interpersonal violence %D 2004 %A Tjaden, P. %V 19 %N 11 %P 1244-1251 %X This article discusses (a) the relationship between the reemergence of the women's movement in the 1970s and the current field of violence against women; (b) the role voluntary associations and social activism play in shaping social institutions, including the institution of academic scholarship; (c) the need to broaden our definition of violence against women to include nonviolent acts, such as stalking and emotional abuse; (d) the need to study the interrelationships among various forms of violence and abuse, including violence and abuse experienced as a minor and violence and abuse experienced as an adult; (e) the importance of using precise language when reporting research findings; (f) the importance of using a multiple definition/measurement approach when conducting research on violence against women; and (g) the need for comprehensive research on violence against women that takes into account the various types of violent and abusive behaviors experienced by women over their lifetimes. %G en %I SAGE Publishing %@ 0886-2605 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260504269681