Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Helene Miller ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Vickie Causby ◽  
Barbara W. White ◽  
Lettie L. Lockhart
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Lesbian Relationships

Lesbian Battering: The Relationship Between Personality and the Perpetration of Violence

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vallerie E. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Partner Abuse ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Lesbian Relationships ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
The Relationship

The occurrence of violence in lesbian relationships challenges societal stereotypes of women and traditional, sociopolitical theories of domestic violence. This article proposes that a multidimensional theory of partner abuse, which incorporates an emphasis on individual personality dynamics, is needed to more fully understand the heterogeneity of batterers. The relationship between psychopathology, sociocultural factors, and battering in lesbian relationships is examined and dynamics related to the borderline and narcissistic disorders are highlighted. In order to improve our understanding of domestic violence and provide effective treatment, we must continue to pursue critical thinking and research regarding the role of personality dynamics, and the relationship between these dynamics and other variables.

Speaking Silence: Definitional Dialogues in Abusive Lesbian Relationships

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1233-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Giorgio
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Gendered Violence ◽  
Lesbian Identity ◽  
Lesbian Relationships ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Long-term, in-depth interviews with 11 abused lesbians and 10 domestic violence advocates reveal how lesbian victims struggle to define the relationship's abuse, their lesbian identity, and their own understanding of gendered violence in the context of cultural and institutional stigmatization of lesbians. By understanding abused lesbians’ silence as constitutive of their definitional dialogues about their relationships and the abuse, researchers and advocates can begin to determine who asserts definitional hegemony in the relationship. The author concludes by suggesting practical strategics that researchers and advocates can deploy to include abused lesbians in domestic violence theory, praxis, and services.

Domestic violence and emotional distress among Nicaraguan women: Results from a population-based study.

1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ellsberg ◽  
Trinidad Caldera ◽  
Andrés Herrera ◽  
Anna Winkvist ◽  
Gunnar Kullgren
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study
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