Power and Control Wheels

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What Is Relationship Abuse?
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Types of Abuse
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Children and Relationship Abuse
Intersectionality and Violence Against Women of Color
Immigrant Women
Same Gender & LGBT Relationships
Women With Disabilities
Animal Cruelty and Relationship Abuse

This tool has been utilized by advocates as a way to help explain the different tactics that perpetrators use against their partners, in the context of a larger construct of socialization. However, every tool has its limitations without proper discussion. For more information on the evolution of theories of discussing relationship abuse, click here.

Power and Control Wheel
Lesbian/Gay Power and Control Wheel
Power and Control over Immigrant Women
Women with Disabilities Power and Control Wheel
Children Power and Control Wheel
Teen Power and Control Wheel