Violence Against Women

Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation
Herausgeber: McMillan, Lesley; Lombard, Nancy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the issue of domestic violence against women, drawing on research findings, policy developments and current debates to contextualise its alarming prevalence and to propose informed ways of addressing, through training and practice, the needs of both victims and perpetrators in current social and related care provision.

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Produktdetails

• Research Highlights in Social Work
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 219mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051323
• ISBN-10: 1849051321
• Artikelnr.: 36137770

Autorenporträt

Edited by Nancy Lombard and Lesley McMillan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Nancy Lombard and Lesley McMillan
Glasgow Caledonian University
UK. 1. Coercive Control. Evan Stark
Rutgers University
New Jersey
USA. 2. The 'Three Planet Model': Towards an Understanding of Contradictions in Approaches to Women and Children's Safety in Contexts of Domestic Violence. Marianne Hester
University of Bristol
UK. 3. Domestic Violence
Safety and Child Contact in England: Hiding Violent Men in the Shadows of Parenting. Lorraine Radford
independent violence prevention researcher
UK. 4. Sexual Victimisation: Disclosure
Responses and Impact. Lesley McMillan. 5. Violence Against Sex Workers in the UK. Alison Phipps
University of Sussex
UK. 6. Love
Power and Control: Girls' Experiences of Relationship Exploitation and Violence. Christine Barter and Melanie McCarry
University of Bristol
UK. 7. Older Women and Domestic Abuse: Where Sexism and Ageism Intersect. Nancy Lombard and Marsha Scott
Engender
UK. 8. Intersecting Inequalities: Implications for Addressing Violence Against Black and Minority Ethnic Women in the United Kingdom. Aisha K. Gill
Roehampton University
UK. 9. Domestic Abuse in the UK: Why We Need to Understand Perpetrators. Elizabeth Gilchrist
Glasgow Caledonian University
UK. 10. What About the Men? Understanding Men's Experiences of Domestic Abuse within a Gender-Based Model of Violence. Nancy Lombard. 11. Effecting Operational Change through Training: Challenges and Approaches. Nel Whiting
Scottish Women's Aid
Edinburgh
UK. 12. Partnership Working and Tackling Violence against Women: Pitfalls and Possibilities. Kirstein Rummery
University of Stirling
UK. 13. Taking Stock: Theory and Practice in Violence Against Women. Nancy Lombard and Lesley McMillan.