PSYC 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter final: Duluth Model, Conflict Tactics Scale, Borderline Personality Disorder
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Range from constructive problem solving to verbal or indirect aggression to physical aggression, to sexual aggression. Measuring the consequences of aggression: females are more likely to engage in minor physical aggression, such as slapping, kicking, or hitting with an object, men are more likely to beat up or choke, cts/cts2 criticized. The way is introduced to respondents has been criticized that some acts of violence are not precipitated by an argument and therefore the respondent may not report these. Do not include the all potential violent acts. Does not take into account the different contexts or consequences of the same act for. Macrosystem: the broad sets of societal and cultural beliefs and attitudes; patriarchy, promoted gender role. Exosystem: connect the individual to the wider society; job stress, unemployment. Microsystem: immediate environment in which abuse occurs; level of conflict. Of all types of batterers, engages in the least amount of violence.
