ELIMINATING THE BATTERING OF WOMEN BY MEN: SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

摘要: Abstract Based on review of representative literature, history and current research indicate that battering by male partners is a major health problem for women. Use physical aggression verbal coercion can be described three-term contingencies involving escape, avoidance, punishment, positive reinforcement. These occur within societal practices, rules, models involve oppression women insubstantial consequences men who batter. The difficulties in directly observing couple's interactions their have been methodological barrier to the involvement behavior analysts treatment domestic violence. Recommendations are made contribute reducing through development analysis program components application contingency management behavioral training technology.