- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Domestic violence: factors that contribute to the cause and continuation, 1997
- Creator:
- Compton, Theresha D.
- Date of Original:
- 1997-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the factors that specifically contribute to the cause and continuation of domestic violence. Data were gathered from 29 women who had reportedly been in abusive relationships or were presently in abusive relationships. A nonprobability sampling technique was used to collect the data. In addition to descriptive statistics, nonparametric statistics through cross tabulations were used. According to the review of literature search that was conducted prior to the survey, there were many factors that seemed to cause or contribute to the continuation of domestic violence. These factors included learned helplessness, the cycle of violence, socialization and family functioning, social acceptance, the feminization of poverty, and substance use and abuse. Contrary to the review of literature, the study revealed that the above mentioned factors did not seem to cause or influence the continuation of domestic violence.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1997_compton_theresha_d
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
