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JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Volume 24, Issue 7, Pages 447-462Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9240-9
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Spouse abuse; Male abuse victims; Abused men; Hong Kong; Singapore; Australia; New Zealand; Canada; United Kingdom; United States; Internet services; Asian men; Help seeking behavior; Losing face; Masculine identity
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The main reasons abused men do not seek social services include their strong endorsement of social/cultural values and avoidance of gender role conflict. Through internet-based service connections, we did not find sources in Asia, Australia, or New Zealand that advertised programs exclusively for male victims of domestic violence (DV). Nine social services in Hong Kong and Singapore describe their work with men in DV situations, but the main focus is men as perpetrators. Targeting men as victims, 32 sources in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom describe services designed especially for male DV victims. Findings demonstrate that services for male victims must address such factors as secretiveness, cultural values, masculine identity, tolerance, shame, and loss of face.
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