The imposition of a coerced autonomy : suicidal “bad girls,” human service professionals, and gender bias
Townsend, Harriet
The imposition of a coerced autonomy : suicidal “bad girls,” human service professionals, and gender bias Harriet Townsend - Sage, 2024 - Affilia .
Affilia, 2024, First published online, 23 July 2024, 39(3), 443-462
Through a thematic analysis of four cases of suicide by young women identified from the National Coronial Information System, I apply a gendered lens to understanding the ways in which human service professionals’ expectations of feminine behavior, led them to view these young women as “bad girls” and imposed a disempowering “coerced autonomy” framework onto them. In this framework, the girls were held responsible for factors that caused their distress but were denied self-determination in their diagnosis and/or treatment. I aim to broaden our understanding of how gendered expectations can have fatal consequences. (Author's abstract). Record #8923
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
MENTAL HEALTH
RISK FACTORS
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUICIDE
TRAUMA
YOUNG WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
The imposition of a coerced autonomy : suicidal “bad girls,” human service professionals, and gender bias Harriet Townsend - Sage, 2024 - Affilia .
Affilia, 2024, First published online, 23 July 2024, 39(3), 443-462
Through a thematic analysis of four cases of suicide by young women identified from the National Coronial Information System, I apply a gendered lens to understanding the ways in which human service professionals’ expectations of feminine behavior, led them to view these young women as “bad girls” and imposed a disempowering “coerced autonomy” framework onto them. In this framework, the girls were held responsible for factors that caused their distress but were denied self-determination in their diagnosis and/or treatment. I aim to broaden our understanding of how gendered expectations can have fatal consequences. (Author's abstract). Record #8923
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
MENTAL HEALTH
RISK FACTORS
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUICIDE
TRAUMA
YOUNG WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA