The Response Of Male Victims Of Domestic Violence

The Response of Male Victims of Domestic Violence Kevin Chen 500565266 CRM 202 Section 011 For the Annotated Bibliography assignment, the topic that will be the centre of focus is the Response of Male Victims of Domestic Violence. While there have been many research papers written on female victims of domestic violence, this assignment will be focusing on the reverse of how male victims respond to domestic violence and the various aspects, whether they are social, personal, or cultural, to those responses. Barber, C. F. (2008). Domestic violence against men. Nursing Standard, 22(51), 35-9. The study by Barber examines the definition of domestic violence, changing the focus of domestic violence which was being mainly focused on women, whom are seen as the victims and males being the perpetrators. 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