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Michael Paul Johnson (born December 20, 1942) is
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, and African and African American studies at Pennsylvania State University,PDF of conference flyer
/ref> having taught there for over thirty years. It is where he developed his typology (known as "Johnson's typology") for describing
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. Johnson is an "expert on domestic violence". He was a member of the
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Education

Johnson obtained his BA degree in sociology from Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) (1965), his MA in sociology from the
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(1969), and his PhD in sociology from the
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(1974).


PAIR project

In 1981 a long-term study of courtship and marriage of 168 couples was implemented by Ted Huston. The project began at Penn State and was intended to last through the first two and a half years of marriage, but it was extended and extra waves of data were collected. In 1985 the project transferred to the
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and a follow-up set of interviews with the participants took place in 1991. Johnson has been a collaborator on the PAIR project since its early days, with a particular interest in 'conceptions of commitment'.


Johnson's typology

Johnson argues that there are four major types of intimate partner violence, a finding supported by some but rejected by others. The types of violence identified by Johnson are: # Situational couple violence # Intimate terrorism # Violent resistance # Mutual violent control: Johnson describes this as a couple who "could be viewed as two intimate terrorists battling for control".


View on feminism

Johnson describes his definition of feminism as:


Personal life

Johnson is retired and living in the foothills of the
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with his partner Maureen; he also has two children and a grandchild.


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