NCJ Number
35777
Date Published
1975
Length
49 pages
Annotation
IT IS PROPOSED THAT MUCH FAMILY VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION CAN BE EXPLAINED AS A RESPONSE TO OR THE RESULT OF STRESS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS, OR BY FAMILY UNITS AS A WHOLE.
Abstract
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF STRESS IS PRESENTED - INCLUDING COMPONENTS, OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE DEMANDS, RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, AND INDICATORS OF MAGNITUDE. THE RESULTANT GENERAL MODEL IS THEN APPLIED TO FAMILIES. NORMS AND ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES ARE EXAMINED WITHIN THE CONTEXT. A SERIES OF PROPOSITIONS ARE GENERATED. VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF THE STRESS MODEL TO INTRA-FAMILY VIOLENCE, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SPECIFIED SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSES, ARE SUGGESTED.