Explorations of resilience in women who experience domestically violent relationships
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description: The thesis hopes to augment this focus by exploring the multitude of discourses women make in terms of oppression, resilience being one such possible response. It is proposed that the research may expand on existing literature, offering an alternative perspective as to why women often remain in abusive relationships. Furthermore, the rationale of the thesis is to contest the notion that women who remain in domestically violent relationships do so for underlying pathological reasons.
abstract: The thesis hopes to augment this focus by exploring the multitude of discourses women make in terms of oppression, resilience being one such possible response. It is proposed that the research may expand on existing literature, offering an alternative perspective as to why women often remain in abusive relationships. Furthermore, the rationale of the thesis is to contest the notion that women who remain in domestically violent relationships do so for underlying pathological reasons.
author: Naidoo, Devasham
keywords: Domestic violence, Resilience, Resistance, Oppression, Feminism, Empowerment
date published: 2008
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:00:32Z
provider: University of the Western Cape
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of the Western Cape