Title Women's experiences of male violence : findings of the Australian component of the International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS) / Jenny Mouzos, Toni Makkai

Published Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004

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Description xvii, 143 pages ; 30 cm Series Research and policy series / Australian Institute of Criminology ; no. 56 Research and public policy series (Australian Institute of Criminology) ; no. 56 Summary The International Violence Against Women Survey was conducted across Australia between December 2002 and June 2003. A total of 6,677 women aged between 18 and 69 years participated in the survey, and provided information on their experiences of physical and sexual violence. This report describes the type of violence (including threats of violence) by current and former intimate male partners, other known males, such as relatives, friends and acquaintances, and strangers. It also examines women's reported experiences of childhood violence, as well as their perceptions and reactions to the violence they experienced Analysis Violence Sex offences Aggressive behaviour Women Men Interpersonal relations Statistics Surveys Notes ANALYTIC Bibliography Includes bibliographic references (pages 119-130) Notes Also available electronically on the WWW System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader required to view/print pdf files Australian Institute of Criminology 2004 Subject Violence in men -- Australia. Women -- Violence against -- Australia. Women -- Violence against -- Australia -- Statistics. Wife abuse -- Australia. Sex crimes -- Australia. Family violence -- Australia. Genre/Form Statistics. Statistics. Author Makkai, Toni. Australian Institute of Criminology. LC no. 2005363436 ISBN 0642538425

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