Overview
- Interdisciplinary coverage
- Evolutionary aspects are included
- Cultural and gender considerations are highlighted
Access this book
Other ways to access
About this book
Domestic violence is an increasing problem throughout the world, and has many cultural, psychological and evolutionary aspects. This comprehensive encyclopedia covers the full range of domestic violence contexts, covering motivations, religious beliefs, cultural settings, gender issues, and individual psychology. Interdisciplinary in nature, it provides a complete reference for understanding the complex problem of domestic violence, with contributions by experts in each specific area.
Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
Table of contents (322 entries)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
​Todd K. Shackelford received his Ph.D. in evolutionary psychology in 1997 from the University of Texas–Austin, his M.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1995 and his B.A. in psychology from the University of New Mexico in 1993. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he is Co-Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Lab. He led the founding of new Ph.D. and M.S. programs, which launched in 2012. Shackelford has published around 300 peer-reviewed articles and chapters and has edited 14 volumes and his work has been cited nearly 10,000 times. Much of Shackelford’s research addresses sexual conflict between men and women, with a special focus on testing hypotheses derived from sperm competition theory. Since 2006, Shackelford has served as editor of Evolutionary Psychology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
Editors: Todd K. Shackelford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Behavioral Science and Psychology, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85493-5Due: 14 June 2024
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Crime and Society, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Psychology, general, Gender Studies, Common Family Law