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Sexual violence as a form of abuse in men’s experiences of female perpetrated intimate partner violence

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/11/2020
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
Issue number4
Volume36
Number of pages14
Pages (from-to)582-595
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date3/07/20
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The issue of men’s sexual victimization in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) where the perpetrator is female has received minimal attention. This article brings together and analyses data from two empirical studies conducted in the United Kingdom—one exploring men’s experiences of being forced-to-penetrate women and another investigating men’s experiences of female-perpetrated IPV. Analysis of the data found that men experienced sexual violence alongside a range of other abusive behaviors, but that there was a clear relationship between the sexual violence and physical violence/ force, and coercive and controlling behaviors that they experienced. These novel insights improve our understanding about men’s sexual and domestic violence victimization, as well as challenge gender and sex-role stereotypes around men and masculinity and the (im)possibility of them experiencing sexual and domestic abuse from a female partner.

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The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 36 (4), 2020, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice page: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/CCJ on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/