Theory of Domestic Violence

The present book explores theoretical interpretation and its practical application of domestic violence in day to day life. The coverage of this book is broad and diverse, encompassing theory, effects, and intervention of domestic violence in families. This book is unique in that it includes many under-studied theory of domestic violence, such as professional perceptions, exchange theory, feminist theory, identity theory, social learning theory, popular culture theory, victim-blaming theory, control balance theory, battered woman syndrome theory, pregnancy-related violence, substance abuse and intimate partner violence, family violence on homelessness. It is also unique in that it examines domestic violence in cross-cultural perspectives.