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Deindustrialization and the Rise of Domestic Violence

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In the US, the decline of manufacturing jobs has been linked to measurable increases in intimate partner violence, with each percentage-point rise in unemployment among men correlating with a roughly 2% increase in domestic abuse reports.

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When the steel mill closes, what happens to the man who defined himself by it? And why might his family bear the brunt of the loss?