title: Family systems approaches to wife battering: a feminist critique.
abstract: It is suggested that, in theory and practice, family systems approaches to wife battering contain biases against women. Following a selective review of family systems literature on wife battering, systemic formulations of husband-to-wife violence are critically examined. Possible contraindications of conjoint therapy with battered women and abusive men are discussed.
mesh_terms: D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy; D008393:Marriage; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D014754:Violence; D014933:Women's Rights