Community responsibility for freedom from abuse
Martin, Betsan
Community responsibility for freedom from abuse Martin, Betsan; Hand, Jennifer - Dunedin Women's Studies Association New Zealand 2006
Published in association with Otago University Press Women's Studies Journal 20(1) 2006 : 48-58
This article builds a case for shifting discourses around domestic violence from the individual responsibility of women to protect themselves, to community responsibility for addressing and preventing violence. Framing the discussion within the context of the Charter for Human Responsibility, and drawing examples from their 2002 research "Free From Abuse", the authors argue that there needs to be rebalancing of responsibility among individuals, families, communities, professionals, institutions and services. They maintain that community attitudes towards violence, and the community resources that are available, are key influences on whether women are held in 'vortex of violence' or are able to gather the resources to become free from abuse. The article provides a useful description of the dynamics of abuse and escape as experienced by New Zealand women who are victims of domestic violence.
nz
1877372323
0112-4099
CHILDREN
COMMUNITIES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
GENDER
JUSTICE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
PROTECTION ORDERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SURVIVORS
VICTIMS
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
Community responsibility for freedom from abuse Martin, Betsan; Hand, Jennifer - Dunedin Women's Studies Association New Zealand 2006
Published in association with Otago University Press Women's Studies Journal 20(1) 2006 : 48-58
This article builds a case for shifting discourses around domestic violence from the individual responsibility of women to protect themselves, to community responsibility for addressing and preventing violence. Framing the discussion within the context of the Charter for Human Responsibility, and drawing examples from their 2002 research "Free From Abuse", the authors argue that there needs to be rebalancing of responsibility among individuals, families, communities, professionals, institutions and services. They maintain that community attitudes towards violence, and the community resources that are available, are key influences on whether women are held in 'vortex of violence' or are able to gather the resources to become free from abuse. The article provides a useful description of the dynamics of abuse and escape as experienced by New Zealand women who are victims of domestic violence.
nz
1877372323
0112-4099
CHILDREN
COMMUNITIES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
GENDER
JUSTICE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
PROTECTION ORDERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SURVIVORS
VICTIMS
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PREVENTION