Summary
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The negative interactions that take place between dating and courting partners, most notably physical aggression and sexual exploitation, are explored in this volume. The authors blend qualitative interviews with current research findings.
Conclusions and Implications for Intervention
Conclusions and Implications for Intervention
This final chapter has two main purposes. First, based on our findings in these two studies and on the literature, we present a series of conclusions about the dynamics and effects of physical and sexual aggression during dating and courtship. Second, we address possible avenues of intervention and prevention. In both sections of this chapter, we frame our conclusions in the form of working statements; in this way, we hope to highlight the major insights gained in this qualitative study as well as the ways in which our work is tied to that of many other scholars and activists. Our use of the term “working” statements is purposeful, for we emphasize the ongoing nature of our ...
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