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008			110331s2006 eng
022			_a18344941
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aIrwin, Jude _91414
245			_aLesbians and domestic violence : _bstories of seeking support _cIrwin, Jude _h(electronic resource)
260			_aSydney _bAustralian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education _c2006
365			_a00 _b0
520			_aOver the past three decades domestic violence in heterosexual relationships has been at the forefront of feminist activism and scholarship in the western world but despite this it continues to be a major social issue. Extensive research generated by feminist scholars and researchers has focused on male violence in heterosexual relationships and until recently there has been a reticence to explore women's violence, including violence in lesbian relationships. Although there has been some acknowledgement of violence in intimate lesbian relationships, there still remains an ambivalence to come to terms with the existence of this violence. This article draws on qualitative research exploring lesbians' experiences of violence in their intimate relationships. It focuses specifically on experiences of help seeking, arguing that while lesbians may encounter similar forms of abuse in their relationships to those encountered by heterosexual women, dominant heteronormative assumptions shape, produce and limit understandings of violence in lesbians' intimate relationships influencing both policy and practice responses. The heterogeneity of women's experiences poses further challenges to practitioners and policy makers to develop responses that take into account the different needs and interests of lesbians.
522			_aat
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_aABUSED WOMEN _925
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9348 _aLESBIAN _2FVC
650	2	0	_aLGBTQIA+ _93453
650	2	7	_aSAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS _9266
650	2	4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
500			_aWomen in Welfare Education (8) November 2006 : 28-36
773	0		_tWomen in Welfare Education (8) November 2006 : 28-36
856	4		_uhttp://www.aaswwe.asn.au/download/WIWE08_Nov2006.pdf
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
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