Men's Experiences of Violence in Intimate Relationships

This open access book draws on a broad study on violence against men, from both male and female partners in Norway, to contribute to the research on intimate partner violence. It identifies similarities in men's experiences and backgrounds, including in their perceptions of their own victimisation. Marianne Inez Lien and Jørgen Lorentzen argue that the traditional gender power model should be modified and supplemented, and propose that we consider violence in terms of psychological supremacy, rather than in terms of femininity and masculinity. Men's Experiences of Violence in Intimate Relationships will appeal to students and scholars across a range of areas including criminology, sociology and family violence, and gender studies.

1. Violence Against Men in Intimate Relationships.- 2. Method and Analysis.- 3. Prevalence Studies from the Nordic Countries.- 4. Men's Experience of Intimate Partner Violence.- 5. Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence. - 6. Men Who Are Subjected to Sexual Abuse. - 7. Experience with Support Agencies. - 8. The Need to Develop Established Theory of Partner Violence Further.

Marianne Inéz Lien is a researcher in Sociology at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Jørgen Lorentzen is Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Director of the Hedda Foundation.