Psychology 3724F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Conflict Tactics Scale, Intimate Partner Violence, Murray A. Straus
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Murray straus, first presented data at a conference in 1977, suggesting that women were equally as violent as men in relationships, he was roundly booed. In subsequent, he and his colleagues were subjected to numerous personal attacks and threats, up to and including death threats. Men who have lower incomes, lower status jobs or are unemployed are more likely to use physical violence against their partners. The relationship between lower socioeconomic status and intimate homicide is especially marked. Conflict tactics scale this scale asks individuals to report how often they have experienced a range of aggressive events in the past year of their relationship. Some of the events in the past year of their relationship. Some of the items from this scale are shown. Analyzed the results of over 70 studies, involving more than 60, 000 participants, across many countries, including the usa, canada , new.