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English
Routledge
30 January 2018
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.
By:   , ,
Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   408g
ISBN:   9781138494565
ISBN 10:   1138494569
Series:   Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Domestic Violence in Diverse Contexts: A Re-examination of Gender

For professionals interested in working in the area of family violence, this book provides information not typically found in most of the professional literature on the topic. The depth of the exploration associated with this book is unequaled and should be applauded... Summing Up: Essential. Professionals. - D.A. Mathews, Salisbury University, in CHOICE, May 2015


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