Domestic Violence in Diverse Contexts A Re-examination of Gender

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Author:
Sarah Wendt, Lana Zannettino
ISBN:
9781317616528
Related ISBNs:
9781315751894, 9780415530101, 9780415530101, 9781138494565, 9781138494565
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
224
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-02-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies