The effects of interpersonal oppressive violence on women and children

Implications for conflict management and violence prevention training

Bibliographic Data

ID12439440
AuthorsJennifer P Maxwell (Kent State University, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume4
Issue2
Pages155-166
Publication date1998-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0402_7
OpenAlexW2128940449
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This article presents a model for understanding interpersonal oppression and violence utilized specifically for the purpose of exercising coercive control over a victim--as is the case in domestic violence, rape, and child abuse. The deliberate use of violence for oppression is contrasted with the widely held view, in conflict management and violence prevention curricula, that people resort to violence because they lack alternative skills. The motivation of the perpetrator is explored and the effects of oppression on the victim is outlined, with particular attention to the disabling effects of trauma that render victims unable to effectively utilize conflict management skills developed in the context of a rational approach. The need for an increased awareness of oppressive violence on the part of conflict management and violence prevention practitioners is highlighted

Conflict management · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal violence · Medical emergency · Poison control · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology

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