Date of Award
5-23-1994
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Abstract
This thesis explores the type and frequency of domestic violence among gay and bisexual men. The thesis also addresses the willingness of gay and bisexual men to seek intervention services for domestic violence-related issues. Respondents to the written, self-report survey questionnaire were clients at a gay-affirmative chemical dependency treatment center and a community-based mental health/social service agency in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Research findings indicated that most respondents had experienced some form of abuse from an intimate partner. Fewer, but still a considerable number, of respondents had been abusive to an intimate partner at least once. Although the sample size (N=17) for the research study was small and limits the generalizability of the findings, the thesis builds on the extremely small body of knowledge on domestic violence in gay and bisexual male intimate relationships.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1994.Weeks.AD
Recommended Citation
Weeks, Anthony D., "Bringing Violence Out of the Closet: An Exploration of Domestic Violence in Gay and Bisexual Male Intimate Relationships" (1994). Theses and Graduate Projects. 306.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/306