Dutton, Donald G. : University of British Columbia
Donald G. Dutton, Ph.D., is a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and the director of the
Assaultive Husbands Program in Vancouver.
Golant, Susan K. :
Susan K. Golant is the author of 13 books including Helping Yourself Help Others, with Rosalylnn Carter.
Review
"A major contribution to our understanding of why men batter and what can be done to prevent the abuse
of women."
--Richard J. Gelles, author of Intimate Violence
Perseus Books Group Web Site, August, 2001
Summary
What kind of man deliberately hurts the woman he loves? Drawing on his pathbreaking studies of more than seven
hundred abusive men, as well as therapy with hundreds more, Dutton paints a dramatic and surprising portrait of
the man who assaults his intimate partner.
Table of Contents
What Is A Batterer?
Drowning in a Red Tide
Are All Batterers Alike?
The Cycle of Violence and the Abusive Personality
The Creation Of A Cyclical Batterer
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Shame: The Father's Contribution
Ambivalent and Angry Attachment: The Mother's Contribution
Learning the Ways of Violence
The Assaultive Man as an Adolescent
The Borderline Male: The Cycle of Fear and Rage
