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005			20250625151238.0
008			110331s2002 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a362.8292 WOM
100			_aLammers, Marianne _91528
245			_aWomen's experience of emotional abuse in intimate relationships : _ba qualitative study _cLammers, Marianne
246			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.
260			_aHamilton _bUniversity of Waikato _c2002
300			_avii, 292 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.
520			_aThis qualitative study investigates the emotional abuse that occurs without physical abuse in the context of heterosexual, committed couple relationships. The thesis examines the ways in which men abuse women and the impact this has had on seven women's lives. The author of the study takes a feminist approach and uses the memory-work technique. Findings from the study identify that the women believe that their partners saw themselves as superior to the women and set the standards at home, thereby forcing, expecting, or manipulating women to take a subordinate position in the relationship. The covertness of the abuse appeared to have an impact on each woman's self-esteem. The author looks at three forms of control: control by domination, passive control, and manipulative control. The author suggests that this study may help to extend knowledge of emotional abuse by showing that social practices that are accepted as the norm can obscure the emotional abusiveness of gendered practices.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSOCIAL ISSUES _9550
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS