Surviving domestic violence : gender, poverty, and agency
Wilcox, Paula
Surviving domestic violence : gender, poverty, and agency Paula Wilcox - Basingstoke ; New York Palgrave Macmillan c2006 - ix, 211 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-205) and index.
This book follows a group of women as they move out of and away from abusive relationships. Seven social dimensions are looked at from a gender perspective: power, emotion, children, home, economic resources, informal and community support. Though the combination of domestic violence and poverty are particularly constraining for women trying to escape from abusive relationships, the author found that the women who participated in this research, through resilience and resourcefulness, eventually achieved independentlives. However, to achieve lasting social change, messages against domestic violence need strengthening and a policy of 'zero tolerance' adopted.
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1403941130
ABUSED WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERMENT
POVERTY
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN
363.8292 SUR
Surviving domestic violence : gender, poverty, and agency Paula Wilcox - Basingstoke ; New York Palgrave Macmillan c2006 - ix, 211 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-205) and index.
This book follows a group of women as they move out of and away from abusive relationships. Seven social dimensions are looked at from a gender perspective: power, emotion, children, home, economic resources, informal and community support. Though the combination of domestic violence and poverty are particularly constraining for women trying to escape from abusive relationships, the author found that the women who participated in this research, through resilience and resourcefulness, eventually achieved independentlives. However, to achieve lasting social change, messages against domestic violence need strengthening and a policy of 'zero tolerance' adopted.
xxk
1403941130
ABUSED WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERMENT
POVERTY
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN
363.8292 SUR