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Surviving Domestic Violence Gender, Poverty and Agency

Surviving Domestic Violence Gender, Poverty and Agency

Description

This book follows a group of women pursuing safety from abusive relationships. Seven influential social dimensions are examined: power, emotion, children, home, economic resource, informal and community support. A gendered analysis of external structural contexts, as well as individual responses, reveals the constraints women face.

Keywords

Social ScienceGender StudiesPolitical SciencePublic PolicySocial PolicyCriminologySociologyMarriage & FamilyPoverty & HomelessnessWomen's StudiesSocial Services & WelfareDeveloping & Emerging Countries

2006Book

Author(s)Paula Wilcox

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781403941138

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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