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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Woman Abuse"”.
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The relational construction of woman abuse : narratives of gender, subjectivity and violence in South Africa
… to the man's perpetration of violence against a woman partner. Narrative interviews were conducted with women and men who constituted 15 heterosexual couples (30 individual women and men). Narrative analytical methods, informed by feminist poststructuralism, revealed that participants located …
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The Phenomenon of Woman-on-Woman Abuse and its Relationship to Gender Profile and Personal Experiences of Women
… reports behaviors perceived as mistreatment or abuse among women. The purposes of this study were to investigate (a) behaviors demonstrated by women that women consider abuse or mistreatment; (b) the extent to which these perceptions of abuse/mistreatment were related to gender profiles; and (c) …
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Transforming 'selves': a narrative analysis of South African shelter residents' stories of leaving abusive heterosexual relationships
Woman abuse is a pervasive social problem in South Africa. There is a severe lack of South African research that explores women's experiences ofleaving abusive relationships, especially within the context of women's shelters. This study looks at the process of disengaging from abusive …
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A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner
Woman abuse is now well recognised as a local and international concern that has serious repercussions for women's health and well-being. Little however is known about what it feels like to be abused by someone you love. How does a woman make sense of a life of physical and psychological abuse? Why …
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN A CHILD WELFARE CONTEXT: INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, POVERTY, AND THEIR LINK TO PARENTING ABILITIES
… study examined the prevalence of co-occurring woman abuse and poverty in a sample of mothers from the Children’s Aid Society of London/Middlesex. This study sought to determine the extent to which domestic violence and poverty influence the parenting abilities of single mothers by examining …
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An analysis of treatment programs for men who abuse their female partners.
Treatment programs for men who abuse their female partners have emerged as a response to reduce woman abuse. Evaluation studies which have attempted to determine the effectiveness of such programs have been unable to make any sound conclusions due, in large part, to a number of methodological …
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Women abuse : exploring women's narratives of violence and resistance in Mitchell's Plain
Woman abuse is a pervasive social problem and there is a paucity of South African research exploring women's experiences of violence. This study focused on how women endure abusive relationships by examining how women construct and give meaning to their experiences, within a particular …
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The evidence is in the telling: the words of women survivors of non-physical abuse in intimate partner relationships
Woman Abuse is recognized as a serious issue that is epidemic in Canadian society; women of any ethnicity, race, education, and socio-economic status are at risk. Although non-physical abuse is harmful, in the absence of physical abuse, it is often overlooked or minimized by potential helpers. …