Citation

Schwartz MD. J. Interpers. Violence 2005; 20(1): 7-11.

Affiliation

Ohio University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260504268087

PMID

15618554

Abstract

The most important thing we have learned about violence against women over the past 20 years is that violence is gendered and learned and can only be understood in the context of gender inequality. Most violence is male, and although some violence is done by females, it is far from equal and often done for very different reasons. Among other major findings is that children from violent households tend to grow up to be problematic, which means that a major method of curbing juvenile delinquency in 10 years is to stop violence against women today.