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008			110331s2005 eng
020			_a187737217X
022			_a1124099
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aJury, Ang _91454
245			_aMortification of the self : _bGoffman's theory and abusive intimate relationships _cJury, Ang
260			_c2005
365			_a00 _b0
520			_aThis study investigated the experiences of 25 women victims of intimate partner abuse, and connects Erving Goffman's ideas of the total institution and mortification of the self to these experiences. A qualitative methodology was employed, using face-to-face interviews with the participants. The author investigated how women often feel they are to blame for the abuse that they suffered. Many of the participants revealed they struggled to come to terms with how they had 'allowed' the abuse to happen to them. The author relates Goffman's idea of total institutions restricting a person's autonomy to the experiences of domestic violence victims, specifically the loss of sense of self. This article suggests that Goffman's ideas are useful in understanding the experiences of domestic violence victims.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRESEARCH _9497
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
500			_aWomen's Studies Journal 19(2) 2005 : 13-31
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tWomen's Studies Journal 19(2) 2005 : 13-31
942			_cARTICLE
999			_c2017 _d2017