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Controversy, Constraints, and Context: Understanding Family Violence Through Family Systems Theory

Christine E. Murray

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

This article discusses the controversies surrounding the use of family systems theory as a framework for understanding family violence. The author examines potential implications for the exclusion of family systems approaches in the research and treatment of family violence. In addition, the author describes several opportunities that may arise through the application of family systems theory to family violence for theory, practice, and research.

Key Words: family violence • family systems theory • domestic violence

The Family Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, 234-239 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480706287277
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