RT Article
T1 Empirical Research on Domestic Violence in Contemporary China: Continuity and Advances
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 16
SP 4879
OP 4887
A1 Zhang, Hongwei
A2 Zhao, Ruohui
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1666524891
AB Domestic violence is not uncommon in China. Myths and misconceptions about it do exist, especially in the context of rapid social changes. Compared with its Western counterparts, the study on domestic violence in China is considered rudimentary and of low priority. Empirical studies, especially those measuring the correlates and/or risk factors related to domestic violence, are still lacking. This special issue aims to advance understanding on domestic violence through much-needed empirical research. It also demonstrates joint efforts by local Chinese scholars and their Western counterparts to strengthen collaboration in this important research area. Based on relatively large sample surveys, the articles incorporated in this special issue provide relatively accurate estimates of factors related to domestic violence and responses to it in mainland China and Taiwan. Future studies should give priority to developing indigenous theories and practices in addition to adapting and testing theories and models developed in the West.
K1 Domestic violence
K1 Empirical research
K1 Social changes
K1 Family structure
K1 Chinese culture
K1 China
DO 10.1177/0306624X18801468