Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 History and Incidence of Wife Assault -- 2 Explanations for Wife Assault: Psychiatry, Sociobiology, and Sociology -- 3 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Theory -- 4 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Research Studies -- 5 The Abusive Personality -- 6 Effects on the Victim -- 7 Traumatic Bonding -- 8 The Criminal Justice Response to Wife Assault -- 9 The Treatment of Wife Assault -- 10 The Future -- Notes -- References -- Indexes -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.