Domestic Violence in Diverse Contexts - A Re-Examination of Gender

Overwhelmingly, it is women who are the victims of domestic violence and this book puts women's experiences of domestic violence at its centre, whilst acknowledging their many diverse and complex identities.

Concentrating on the various forms of domestic abuse and its occurrence and manifestations within different contexts, it argues that gender is centrally implicated in the unique factors that shape violence across all these areas. Individual chapters outline the experiences of:

Mothers

Older women

Women with religious affiliations

Refugee women

Rural women

Aboriginal women

Women in same-sex relationships

Women with intellectual disabilities.

Exploring how domestic violence across varying contexts impacts on different women's experiences and understandings of abuse, this innovative work draws on post-structural feminist theory and how these ideas view, and potentially allow, gendered explanations of domestic violence. Domestic Violence in Diverse Contexts is suitable for academics and researchers interested in issues around violence and gender.

Sommario

1 Introduction 2. Feminist Understandings of Domestic Violence 3. Mothers 4. Older Women 5. Religious Women 6. Refugee Women 7. Rural Women 8. Aboriginal Women 9. Lesbians 10. Women with Intellectual Disabilities 11. Conclusion

Info autore

Sarah Wendt is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, and co-director of the Research Centre for Gender Studies at the University of South Australia.
Lana Zannettino is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Flinders University, South Australia.

Riassunto

This book puts women’s experiences of domestic violence at its centre, whilst acknowledging their many diverse and complex identities. Concentrating on the various forms of domestic abuse and their manifestation within different contexts, it argues that gender is centrally implicated in the factors that shape violence across all these areas.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Wendt, Sarah (University of South Australia Wendt, Sarah Zannettino Wendt, Wendt Sarah, Lana Zannettino, Zannettino Lana
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.09.2014
• EAN: 9780415530101
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53010-1
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Personal & public health, Social Work, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory, Medical Sociology, Personal and public health / health education