TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Bucking the tide in family violence research
JO  - Trauma, violence, and abuse
A1  - Straus, Murray A.
SP  - 191
EP  - 213
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - This autobiographical article recounts a 60-year career on research and teaching, 40 of which focused on interpersonal violence against other family members. Much of that research was carried despite prevailing beliefs which characterized either the methodology or the theory to be wrong. The article illustrates four underlining themes: iconoclasm; capitalizing on chance occurrences to select research topics; the conflict between ideology, evidence, and steps taken by critics to deny or discredit the results of my research; and the role of the personal history and the personality of the researcher in molding a scientific career.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1524-8380
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838008323795
ID  - ref1
ER  -