Item #472
When CTS methodology was used in studies examining wife abuse, the women’s movement had no problem with it. When the same methodology was applied to the Family Violence Research study, the method of measuring violence was attacked.
Topic: Feminist Activism
Source
Citation: Disabusing the Definition of Domestic Abuse: How Women Batter Men and the Role of the Feminist State, p. 803
Author(s): Kelly
Institution(s): Indiana University
Link: http://archive.law.fsu.edu/Journals/lawreview/downloads/304/kelly.pdf
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 1993
Source: Secondary
Type: Journal
Discussion
Other Notes:
Moreover, despite being collected through CTS methodology, the research of the Family Violence Researchers yields similar results to numerous other studies of husband and wife abuse, including those which rely upon non-CTS methodology.
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