000			02080nam a2200313Ia 4500
001			111341
005			20250625151253.0
008			110331s1997 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aSutton, Irene Gaye _92180
245			_aHow does telling a story of oppression become an act of liberation? : _bliberated women's stories of their experiences with social workers _cSutton, Irene Gaye
260			_c1997
300			_a177 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aA thesis submitted for examination to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Work. Available for loan from Victoria University Library.
520			_aThis thesis analyses the meanings that seven women attached to their relationships with social workers as they attempted to liberate themselves from violent and oppressive relationships with men. The author examines what the participants define as liberation and argues that women cannot be free from violence in a society where male violence against women is so prevalent, and where the media condones the domination of women. The author concludes that if social workers and social policy makers are to succeed in assisting the liberation of women, they must not only help women leave abusive relationships, but tackle the issue at a structural level, including education in schools, media campaigns discouraging the tolerance of violence, banning pornography and other media representations of women in oppressive roles, and making economic resources available to enable women to escape from abusers and still sustain their livelihood.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMEDIA _9367
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3375 _d3375