1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Men’s Victimisation in Intimate Relationships
Foreword
Sandra Stith
Preface
Louise Dixon, Emily M. Douglas, and Denise A. Hines
PART 1: CONTEXT
Chapter 1: The evolution of research into intimate partner violence and the impact on men
Nicola Graham-Kevan
Chapter 2: The rates of intimate partner violence on men
Erica Bowen
Chapter 3: Bidirectional violence: When intimate partner violence doesn’t fit the gender-constrained, criminal justice victim/perpetrator paradigm
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Penny Leisring, and Julianne Berte
Chapter 4: Applying ambivalent sexism theory to intimate partner violence
by linking gender, power, and sexism
Matthew D. Hammond and Louise Dixon
Chapter 5: Engaging men in research on partner violence victimisation: A sensitive topic and a hard-to-reach population
Emily M. Douglas
PART 2: ABUSE AND HELP SEEKING EXPERIENCES AMONG HETEROSEXUAL MEN IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Chapter 6: The abuse experiences of heterosexual men in intimate relationships: A review of international research findings, Part 1: Western, English-speaking countries
Denise A. Hines
Chapter 7: The abuse experiences of heterosexual men in intimate relationships: A review of international research findings, Part 2: Non-English-speaking European, Asian, African, Latin American, and Caribbean Nations
Denise A. Hines
Chapter 8: The disclosure and help-seeking experiences of men in intimate relationships: A review of international research findings
Andreia Machado
Chapter 9: Men’s intimate partner violence experiences in the Australian context
Arlene Walker and Beth Costa
Chapter 10: Men’s victimization from women partners and their help seeking: An example from Uganda
Emma N. Kironde and Michael E. Addis
Chapter 11: Embracing a stigma-free society for Chinese male survivors of intimate partner violence: A perspective informed by hegemonic masculinity theory
Wallace Tsang Wai Hung
Chapter 12: ‘It’s deemed unmanly’: The undiscussed tragedy of men as victims of intimate partner violence in Trinidad and Tobago
Wendell C. Wallace
Chapter 13: Fathers’ experiences of intimate partner violence post-separation
Caitlyn Grubb and Jennifer Harman
PART 3: VICTIMIZATION AND HELP SEEKING AMONG MINORITY GROUPS OF MEN
Chapter 14: Intimate partner violence and help-seeking among sexual and gender minority men: A review of international research findings
Brenda Russell and Jennifer Hillman
Chapter 15: Intimate partner violence among sexual minority men: The role of sexuality-related stigma and discrimination
Robert Stephenson
Chapter 16: The abuse and help-seeking experiences of trans men who are victimized in intimate relationships
Michaela Rogers
Chapter 17: Older men’s experiences of intimate partner violence and abuse
Elizabeth A. Bates and Nikki L. Carthy
PART 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
Chapter 18: The need for research-informed policy and practice: Lessons from the United States
Donald. G. Dutton
Chapter 19: Promoting the early identification of men’s victimization: A healthcare perspective
Susan M. Perryman and Jane V. Appleton
Chapter 20: How male victims experience the criminal justice system and implications for practice and policy
Alexandra Lysova
Chapter 21: Treating men who have experienced intimate partner violence and abuse by women
Ann Silvers
Chapter 22: Systems-informed group interventions: Treating court mandated men involved in relationships characterized by bi-directional aggression
John Hamel
Chapter 23: Transgender survivors in a “violence against women” world
Loree Cook-Daniels
Biography
Louise Dixon is a full professor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland and a Registered Forensic Psychologist with the UK Health and Care Professions Council. Louise’s research has centered on the prevention of interpersonal aggression, including a particular focus on intimate partner violence and under-researched groups, with a view to developing effective assessment, intervention programs, and policy.
Denise A. Hines is a full professor in the Department of Social Work at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. Her research focuses largely on men as victims of women’s intimate partner violence, with a goal of understanding their relationship experiences, barriers to help-seeking, help-seeking experiences, and physical and mental health. She also has research interests in violence within LGBTQ+ relationships, and the prevention, intervention, and policy implications of research on these under-recognized victims of partner violence.
Emily M. Douglas is a full professor in the Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy at Montclair State University in New Jersey, USA. Her research focuses on child and family well-being, with a focus on partner violence, child maltreatment, parenting, and divorced/disrupted families. She is especially interested in the research-to-policy pipeline and how our human service systems meet the needs of children and families
