title: Women and violence: victims and perpetrators.
abstract: The article examines women as victims and women as perpetrators of violence. Although we will briefly explore women and criminal violence, the primary focus of this study is violence within the family context. Attempts to resolve the apparent contradictions in women's role as victim and perpetrator will be explored.
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011902:Rape; D012922:Social Change; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D014754:Violence; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*