TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - A Framework for Understanding Women's Use of Nonlethal Violence in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Dasgupta, Shamita Das
SP  - 1364
EP  - 1389
VL  - 8
IS  - 11
N2  - This article reviews current research on domestic violence by women and attempts to answer two questions: (a) Are women who assault their heterosexual partners different from male batterers? If so, (b) how are they different from male batterers? Pertinent studies have been categorized as research promoting gender symmetry of intimate abuse, research claiming women's violence toward abusive male partners as self-defense and/or retaliatory action, and research focusing on multiple corollaries of women's violence. The ecological nested model is recommended for research, so the full context is taken into account to understand women's use of violence.<p /> 
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SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107780102237408
ID  - ref1
ER  -