Explorations of resilience in women who experience domestically violent relationships

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.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of the Western Cape

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Naidoo, Devasham

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ahmed, Rashid

• Domestic violence
• Resilience
• Resistance
• Oppression
• Feminism
• Empowerment