Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October 2011 Bibliography & Resources   Tags: bibliographies, domestic violence, resources  

Definition of domestic violence:

Specifically male violence  (physical or psychological) against women, the term was popularized by feminists in the 1970s, some of whom established refuges for battered women, and who argued that domestic violence is a reflection of gender inequalities in power and of women's oppression. More broadly, the term encompasses any violence within the family, although violence  against children is usually described specifically as child abuse. Typically, the police have been reluctant to intervene in incidents involving domestic violence, preferring to regard the family as a private realm.

"Domestic Violence"   A Dictionary of Sociology. John Scott and Gordon Marshall. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month