Surviving Domestic Violence

Gender, Poverty and Agency
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-52048-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 211 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

This book follows a group of women pursuing safety from abusive relationships. Seven influential social dimensions are examined: power, emotion, children, home, economic resource, informal and community support. A gendered analysis of external structural contexts, as well as individual responses, reveals the constraints women face.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilcox, Paula

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction Coercion and 'Consensus' Love and Shame Mothers and Children Home and Security Work and Money Family and Friends Community and Safety References Index

Über Autor(innen)

PAULA WILCOX is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, University of Brighton, UK, and was previously researcher with the Violence, Abuse and Gender Relations Research Unit, University of Bradford. She is currently working with Brighton and Hove Domestic Violence Forum.