Murray Arnold Straus (June 18, 1926 – May 13, 2016) was an American professor of

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

at the

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. He is best known for creating the

conflict tactics scale The conflict tactics scale (CTS), created by Murray A. Straus in 1979, is used in the research of family violence." There are two versions of the CTS; the CTS2 (an expanded and modified version of the original CTS) and the CTSPC (CTS Parent-Child ...

, the "most widely used instrument in research on family violence".

Professional life

Straus was born to Samuel and Kathleen Straus in New York City on June 18, 1926. Straus' research focused on families, corporal punishment, and intimate partner violence with an emphasis on cross-national comparisons. He founded the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire. Straus served as president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (1989–90) and the

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(1991–92). He was also a founding editor of the peer-review academic journals ''

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'' and '' Journal of Family Issues.

Personal life

He was married to Dorothy Dunn Straus and had a son and a daughter from a previous marriage.

Achievements and awards

*Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Research on Aggression - 2008 *Ernest W. Burgess Award - 1977

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Straus, Murray A. 1926 births 2016 deaths American sociologists Domestic violence academics University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of New Hampshire faculty Academic journal editors Academics from New York (state) People from New York City