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Anthropological insights for creating non‐warring social systems
Douglas FryCross‐cultural studies show that most, but not all, human societies engage in warfare. Some non‐warring societies cluster as peace systems. The existence of peace systems, and…
Violent attitudes and mental health symptoms among mutually violent Ghanaian couples
Moisés Próspero, Peter Dwumah, Kwadwo Ofori‐DuaThis study examined sex differences in the prevalence of mutual intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health symptoms among Ghanaian university students. Three hundred and…
A narrative account of the wider impact of the 7 July 2005 London bomb attacks
Shahid Bux, Sarah CoyneThe London bombings on 7 July 2005 highlighted the prevailing terrorist threat to the UK. The present study addressed the psychological response of a community (n=294) indirectly…
Domestic violence and child custody: are family court professionals' decisions based on erroneous beliefs?
John Hamel, Sarah Desmarais, Tonia Nicholls, Kathleen Malley‐Morrison, Jon AaronsonIf child custody decisions are based on erroneous beliefs, family courts may not be acting in the best interests of children. This study examined family court professionals'…
Practice report: A comparative study of battered women and violence‐prone women
Erin PizzeyIn this practice report, the author describes the setting up of Chiswick Women's Aid, the first refuge1 for the care and treatment of battered women and their children. A key…
ISSN:
1759-6599Online date, start – end:
2009Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Associate Prof Philip Birch