Citation

DeKeseredy WS. J. Fam. Violence 1988; 3(1): 1-13.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3 Downsview, Ontario, Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00994662

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Many women are victimized by their boyfriends. Furthermore, male social networks may encourag e members to abuse their girlfriends. A review of relevant literature shows that social support theory may be useful for understanding this problem. The purpose of this paper is to describe this social psychological theory''s potential contribution to the study of woman abuse in dating relationships.