Citation

Lester D. Aggressive Behav. 1980; 6(4): 361-364.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/1098-2337(1980)6:4<361::AID-AB2480060404>3.0.CO;2-W

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A study of correlates of the incidence of wife beating in primitive societies indicated that it was found to be more common in societies in which brutality and cruelty were more common. In addition, wife beating was more common in societies in which the status of women was considerably inferior to the status of males. Societies with a high incidence of wife beating also had a high divorce rate.