Domestic Violence in Diverse Contexts

"For professionals interested in working in the area of family violence, this book provides information not typically found in most of the professional literature on the topic. The depth of the exploration associated with this book is unequaled and should be applauded Summing Up: Essential. Professionals." - D.A. Mathews, Salisbury University, in CHOICE, May 2015

Auteur

Sarah Wendt is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, and co-director of the Research Centre for Gender Studies at the University of South Australia.

Lana Zannettino is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Flinders University, South Australia.

Texte du rabat

This book puts women's experiences of domestic violence at its centre, whilst acknowledging their many diverse and complex identities. Concentrating on the various forms of domestic abuse and their manifestation within different contexts, it argues that gender is centrally implicated in the factors that shape violence across all these areas.

Contenu

1 Introduction 2. Feminist Understandings of Domestic Violence 3. Mothers 4. Older Women 5. Religious Women 6. Refugee Women 7. Rural Women 8. Aboriginal Women 9. Lesbians 10. Women with Intellectual Disabilities 11. Conclusion