MALE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Informing Social ... - Amen

Chapter two - literature review
Chapter two examines the literature in the area of adult male victims of domestic
violence. The literature referred to in this chapter has been generated by reviewing the
available books, journals and past research in relation to the research topic. The chapter
will be structured around the following: Domestic violence defined; Domestic violence
and society in relation to male victims; The levels of reporting by male victims; The
main types of abuse male victims of domestic violence suffer; The services available to
male victims of domestic violence; The law and male victims of domestic violence; and
Male victims of domestic violence and social work.
Chapter three - method and methodology
Chapter three focuses on the methods and methodology applied to this research. The
chapter is structured and divided by the following headings, ‘method and methodology’
which explains how the research was carried out and way, ‘research sample’ which
explains why I interviewed these people and where they come from, and the final
heading is ‘ethical issues’ which highlights any ethical situations that I came across
during the research.
Chapter four - data analysis
Chapter four is a collective analysis of the data generated in the three methods
employed by this research, a literature review, a focus group held with male victims of
domestic violence and individual interviews held with three social workers. The data
generated is analysed following the layout structure provided by the dissertation
research themes (Appendix 1). The similarities and differences that emerge from the
data are highlighted in each section.
Chapter five – conclusion
Chapter five is divided into three sections. The first gives a summary of the findings in
relation to the literature and the focus group. The second is a discussion on research
findings from the focus group in relation to social work practice and male victims of
domestic violence. The chapter then concludes in section three, where
recommendations are put forward from the research carried out.
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