@article {4ecc13b3aba749c2abea5c551ee90661,
	title = {Beliefs of Social Work Students in Israel about Wife-Beating: Are They Influenced by Their Patriarchal Ideology and Exposure to Violence in Their Families-of-Origin?},
	journal = {Victims and Offenders},
	volume = {17},
	number = {2},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.},
	month = {feb},
	pages = {258{\textendash}283},
	publisher = {Routledge},
	abstract = {Beliefs of Israeli undergraduate students of social work about wife-beating were examined, based on a combination of two theoretical frameworks, i.e., patriarchal ideology (as reflected in participants{\textquoteright} attitudes toward women and marital role expectations) and social learning theory (as reflected in their exposure to family violence during childhood). Self-administered questionnaires were filled out by a convenience sample of 542 students, from all three years of undergraduate studies in social work in seven academic institutions in Israel. The majority of participants were female (90.7\%); 91.5\% were Jews, and the remaining 8.5\% were Arabs. The majority of participants expressed opposition to negative beliefs about wife-beating (e.g., opposed justifying wife-beating, expressed opposition for blaming battered women for husbands{\textquoteright} violence), and expressed willingness to help battered women. In addition, high percentages of the participants expressed willingness to hold violent husbands responsible for their behavior. Students{\textquoteright} liberal attitudes toward women and egalitarian expectations of marriage correlated significantly with most non-lenient beliefs about battered women and violent husbands. Nevertheless, participants{\textquoteright} exposure to family violence did not correlate significantly with these beliefs. The predictability of these beliefs by participants{\textquoteright} patriarchal ideology and exposure to family violence has been examined. The implications of the results for future research and theory development as well as for professional socialization are discussed.},
	keywords = {Beliefs about wife-beating, exposure to family violence, Intimate partner violence, patriarchal ideology, social learning theory, Social Work Students, violence against women},
	issn = {1556-4886},
	doi = {10.1080/15564886.2021.1898507},
	author = {Menny Malka and Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. and Shireen Sokar and Niveen Hassan-Abbas}
}
