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Author Klein, Renate, 1959- author.

Title Responding to intimate violence against women : the role of informal networks / Renate Klein
Published New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012
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Description 1 online resource (162 pages)
Series Advances in personal relationships
Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England)
Contents Introduction -- Lessons from egalitarian societies -- The informal construction of women's sexual and domestic autonomy: networks, beliefs, and personhood -- Disrupting assaults -- Responses to disclosure and help-seeking -- Collusion with perpetrators -- Summary and conclusions
Summary Family members, friends, coworkers and neighbors are often the first to know that a woman has been abused by an intimate male partner. What is the proper course of action for those with knowledge of abuse? Using a wide range of empirical data from international sources, Renate Klein documents informal third parties as the first port of call, sources of support and interference, and gatekeepers to formal services. Family and social network members disrupt ongoing assaults, respond to disclosures of abuse and provide solace and practical help. These networks do not always side with victims, however, and may either sympathize with or actively support perpetrators. Klein illuminates the complexities of these contingent situations. Her analysis highlights the potential of informal third parties for effective intervention, demonstrating their significant role in promoting societies free from rape and domestic violence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
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Subject Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention
Women -- Social networks.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Domestic Partner Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention
Women -- Social networks
Vergewaltigung
Gewalt
Frau
Netzwerk
Gesellschaft
Häusliche Gewalt
Misshandel -- våld -- hemmet.
Sexuella övergrepp.
Nätverk -- stöd.
Brottsoffer.
Abuse -- violence -- home, the.
Sexual abuse.
Networks -- support.
Crime victims.
Brott mot kvinnor -- prevention.
Brott mot kvinnor.
Sociala nätverk.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139016483
1139016482
9781139568869
1139568868