Violence Against Women: Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence, and Exploitation

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013 - Social Science - 256 pages

Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professions today.

This volume seeks to address issues surrounding violence against women at all levels, from its root causes to the specific needs arising in victims of gendered abuse from a particular social or ethnic group. Drawing on the expertise of a range of 'front line' service providers and practitioners as well as academic researchers, it seeks to provide those working in social work and related professions with up-to-date coverage of the major issues pertaining to violence against women, and suggest ways to tackle the rise in violence against women by translating knowledge into effective training and practice.

This important book will be essential reading for practising social workers and allied professions, as well as academics and students.

 

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Contents

Introduction
7
1 Coercive Control
17
Towards an Understanding of Contradictions in Approaches to Women and Childrens Safety in Contexts of Domestic Violence
35
Hiding Violent Men in the Shadows of Parenting
53
Disclosure Responses and Impact
71
5 Violence Against Sex Workers in the UK
87
Girls Experiences of Relationship Exploitation and Violence
103
Where Ageism and Sexism Intersect
125
Why We Need to Understand Perpetrators
159
10 What About the Men? Understanding Mens Experiences of Domestic Abuse Within a Genderbased Model of Violence
177
Challenges and Approaches
195
Pitfalls and Possibilities
213
Theory and Practice in Violence Against Women
233
The Contributors
244
Subject Index
248
Author Index
250

Implications for Addressing Violence Against Black and Minority Ethnic Women in the United Kingdom
141
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About the author (2013)

Nancy Lombard is a Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Her research interests are men's violence against women, particularly domestic abuse, children and young people and feminism. She has been a volunteer, researcher and activist within the violence against women movement for 15 years. Lesley McMillan is a Reader in Sociology and Criminology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Her special interests are gendered and sexual violence and gender and the criminal justice process.

Bibliographic information

TitleViolence Against Women: Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence, and Exploitation
Research Highlights Series
Volume 56 of Research highlights in social work
AuthorsNancy Lombard, Lesley McMillan
Editionillustrated
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013
ISBN1849051321, 9781849051323
Length256 pages
Subjects › 

Social Science / Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Social Science / Social Work
  
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