Domestic violence and psychology : critical perspectives on intimate partner violence and abuse / Paula Nicolson.

"Despite changes to laws and policies across most western democracies intended to combat violence to women, intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) remains discouragingly commonplace. Domestic Violence and Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse showcases women&#x...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Women and psychology.
Main Author: Nicolson, Paula (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Edition:Second Edition.
Series:Women and psychology.
Subjects:
Family violence > Psychological aspects.
Häusliche Gewalt.
Misshandelte Frau.
Psychologie.
Psychosoziale Situation.
Physical Description:xi, 185 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The context
  • What is intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA)?
  • IPVA : the material context
  • Psychology, feminism and ideology : moving forward
  • Discursive constructions of domestic violence and abuse
  • The social construction of IPVA : myths, legends and formula stories
  • Public perceptions and moral tales
  • (Re)turning to intra-psychic psychology
  • Lived experience and the "material-discursive-intra-psychic" self
  • IPVA across generations : intra-psychic dimensions
  • "Doing" IPVA: dilemmas of care and blame
  • References
  • Endnotes.