Naming the Contradiction: Family Medicine's Failure to Face Violence against Women
Authors
Candib, Lucy M.UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1990-11-01Keywords
Primary Health CarePhysicians, Family
Battered Women
Violence
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
Family Medicine
Women's Health
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Family medicine has articulated a set of values that overlap feminist thinking. Despite the compatibility of these theoretical assumptions with feminist viewpoints, family medicine has failed to face the critical issue of violence against women. Personal and ideologic viewpoints can help explain the reluctance of family physicians to confront violence against women. Family medicine's reluctance to confront battering of women stems from a basic refusal to recognize a power discrepancy between men and women in society. Recommendations are made for a more feminist-oriented approach to family medicine.Source
Candib, L. M. (1990). Naming the contradiction: Family medicine's failure to face violence against women. Family and Community Health: The Journal of Health Promotion and Maintenance, 13(3), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-199011000-00007
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10.1097/00003727-199011000-00007Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/31021ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/00003727-199011000-00007