title: Vulnerability to violence: masochism as process.
abstract: The recent growth of violence toward women, including rape, assault, wife-battering, and marital rape, has raised questions of whether any personality trait or psychological difficulty furthers their vulnerability. Freud's concept of feminine masochism is re-examined and translated into a culturally determined process which, if properly understood, could be changed to help women prevent or at least reduce their own victimization.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008398:Masochism; D011902:Rape; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D014754:Violence; D014930:Women