Deconstructing self-defense in wife-to-husband violence. From: The Journal of Men's Studies | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Men's Studies Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Over the years, community responses to wives' violence against their husbands have been diverse, although the overall general attitude has been one of both tolerance and dismissiveness. When alleged violence by wives was first reported, many critics dismissed such wife-initiated violence on the grounds that such violence did not (could not) exist. When evidence of such violence increased, its presence was acknowledged, but its nature and prevalence were not considered serious enough to constitute a problem or a type of domestic violence (DV). (1)

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