Domestic Violence and Control

1 Understanding Domestic Violence.- A Brief Historical Look.- Domestic Violence in Review.- The Focus of This Study.- Summary.- 2 The Research Study.- Recruitment.- Protection and Consent of Respondents.- Interview Procedure.- Transcription and Coding Procedure.- Analysis.- This Research and the Male Batterers Program.- 3 Participants.- Demography of Respondents.- Participants.- 4 Emotions as Out of Control and Behavior as In and Out of Control.- Emotions as Out of Control.- Discussion on Emotions.- Behavior as In and Out of Control.- Discussion on Behavior.- Summary.- 5 Explaining Violence in Terms of Control.- An Interactionist Perspective.- Summary.- 6 Control as Object: Evidence for the Symbolic Interactionist Model.- Clarifying the Model.- Shortcomings to the Data.- Identifying the Subset of Data.- Evidence of the Symbolic Interactionist Model from the Findings.- Summary.- 7 Control as Object: An Analysis of Violence Over Time.- Phase One: The Emergence of Violence in Terms of Instrumentality.- Phase Two: Instrumental Violence to Nonviolence Through Control.- Summary.- 8 Conclusions.- Summary of Research Findings.- The Men’s and Women’s Perspectives.- Implications of Research Regarding Control and Violence.- Future Concerns for Symbolic Interactionists.- Summary.- Appendix 1 Data on Couples Over Time (1985).- Appendix 2A Letter to Male Participants.- Appendix 2B Informed Consent Form to Male Participants.- Appendix 3A Letter to Female Participants.- Appendix 3B Informed Consent Form to Female Participants.- Appendix 4 Interview Approach.- Appendix 5 Interview Guide.- Appendix 6 Interview Guide Over Time.- Appendix 7 Coding Procedure.- Appendix 8A Demographic Characteristics of Respondents.- Appendix 9 Treatment Methods for Respondents Over Time (1985).-Appendix 10 The Absence of Control.- Appendix 11 Applying the Model to Violence Toward Men.- References.- Author Index.