Introduction to Part I of the Special Issue on Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Conradi ◽  
Robert Geffner
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Special Issue

Female Violence Against Intimate Partners: An Introduction

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Hanson Frieze
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Female Violence ◽  
Future Research Directions

This special issue addresses some of the contradictions found in the research literature on intimate partner violence. Much of this work is concerned with the problems of severely battered women. However, other research indicates that women can be just as violent as their partners. Articles in this issue begin to explore some of the ways that women express intimate partner violence and argue that there is more than one type of partner violence. Motives and other correlates of violence are examined and future research directions are outlined.

Embracing and Expanding Feminist Theory: (Re)conceptualizing Gender and Power

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095849
Author(s):  
Sarah Jane Brubaker
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Gendered Violence ◽  
Feminist Analysis ◽  
Critical Step ◽  
Gender And Power

In this commentary, I promote the continued value of feminist theory for understanding gendered violence. I examine the ways that the four articles featured in this special issue engage with feminist theory’s focus on gender and power. I argue that each concept is critical to feminist analysis and needs to be conceptualized as interconnected and operating at structural, interactional/relational, and individual levels. I further investigate the extent to which the articles do, or could, account for intimate partner violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) lives, arguing that this is a necessary and critical step in our continued efforts to develop stronger theories of gendered violence. I end with a discussion of some implications of these articles and their conceptual contributions for future research.

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