Murray A. Straus

Murray A. Straus
Born
Murray Arnold Straus

(1926-06-18)June 18, 1926
New York City
DiedMay 13, 2016(2016-05-13) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
(B.A., M.S., Ph.D.)[3]
Known forConflict Tactics Scale
SpouseDorothy Dunn Straus[3]
Children2
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of New Hampshire
Academic advisorsWilliam H. Sewell[1]
Doctoral studentsDavid Finkelhor[2]
Websitepubpages.unh.edu/~mas2

Murray Arnold Straus[4] (June 18, 1926 – May 13, 2016)[5][3] was an American professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire. He is best known for creating the conflict tactics scale, the "most widely used instrument in research on family violence".[6]

  1. ^ "Ernest W. Burgess Award Presented to Murray A Straus" (PDF). Journal of Marriage and the Family. February 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  2. ^ "Dissertation Catalog: Sexually victimized children and their families (Finkelhor, David, dissertant)". University of New Hampshire Library. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Passing: Murray A. Straus". University of New Hampshire. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ Gelles, Richard J.; Straus, Murray Arnold (1988). Intimate Violence. ISBN 9780671617523.
  5. ^ "IDV Member Bios". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ Straus, Murray A.; Douglas, Emily M. (October 2004). "A Short Form of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, and Typologies for Severity and Mutuality" (PDF). Violence and Victims. 19 (5): 507–20. doi:10.1891/088667004780927800. PMID 15844722. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2014.