Degtyar Valentyn. Peer review of research paper by Evgenia Evseeva

Paper of E.Evseeva on factors impacting domestic violence is surely the one of interest to social studies scholars. By its content the paper serves as a solid introduction into the problematics of domestic violence and research of its sources. First thing Evseeva reveals is deeper conceptualization of domestic violence, which implies more forms of suppression or abuse than usually perceived. That is, domestic violence is a multidimensional concept, that names not only sexual or physical violence, but also economic deprivation, moral humiliation, or forced isolation from the outside world.

Furhter provided in the paper is a good literature review on conceptual researhes of social factors contributing to increased likelihoods of domestic violence occurrence. This is presented clearly, next two definite research studies are more deeply examined, at this point, however, the reader might need more prior knowledge of sociology and statistical research methods. Evseeva skillfully and consistently analyses the two studies of domestic violence factors, particularly the study of Macmillan on socioeconomic status of the spouse and the study of Kaukinen on status consistence of the marriage members. She clarifies hypotheses set out by these researches, elaborates on and criticizes their statistical methods, their reliability, and summarizes their findings.

The content of this part is a strong feature of the paper, it points well to the importance of precise concept definition and operationalization of its measurement for a virtuous research on the topic. There is, however, a light lack of transition to help guide the reader through the paper and allow for non-specialists in the field see the structure and objectives of the paper itself. Nevertheless, the paper is a strong professional inquiry aimed at coherent assesment of domestic violence structural reasons and social vectors to be promoted in order to minimize its occurrence in society. Therefore, the paper is a recommended reading for social science scholars.