This book makes an important contribution to the international understanding of domestic violence and shares the latest knowledge of what causes and sustains domestic violence between intimate partners, as well as the effectiveness of responses in working with adult and child victims, and those who act abusively towards their partners.
Drawing upon a wide range of contemporary research from across the globe, it recognises that domestic violence is both universal, but also shaped by local cultures and contexts. Divided into seven parts:
• Introduction.
• Theoretical perspectives on domestic violence and abuse.
• Domestic violence and abuse across the life-course.
• Manifestations of domestic violence and abuse.
• Responding to domestic violence and abuse.
• Researching domestic violence and abuse.
• Concluding thoughts.
It will be of interest to all academics and students working in social work, allied health, sociology, criminology and gender studies as well as policy professionals looking for new approaches to the subject.
Part One: Introduction
1 Introduction
Rebecca J. Macy, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Carolina Øverlien, Stephanie Holt and John Devaney
Part Two: Theoretical Perspectives on Domestic Violence and Abuse
2 Domestic violence and abuse through a feminist lens
Margunn Bjørnholt
3 Psychology and domestic violence against womxn
Floretta Boonzaier & Taryn van Niekerk
4 Domestic violence and abuse through a sociological lens
Alison C. Cares, Amy Reckdenwald and Ketty Fernandez
5 Domestic violence and abuse through a criminological lens
Marianne Hester
6 Domestic violence through a Human Rights lens
Jane Freedman
7 Tackling domestic violence and abuse using a rights-oriented public health lens
Anuj Kapilashrami
8 Domestic violence and abuse through a psychological lens
Helene Flood Aakvaag and Kristin Alve Glad
Part Three: Domestic Violence and Abuse Across the Life-course
9 The impact of domestic violence and abuse on infant mental health
Wendy Bunston
10 Domestic violence and the impact on children
Margaret Kertesz, Larissa Fogden and Cathy Humphreys
11 Preventive socialisation of intimate partner violence through the analysis of family interactions and previous intimate relationships
Esther Oliver, Guiomar Merodio and Patricia Melgar
12 Youth intimate partner violence
Sibel Korkmaz
13 The middle years – a neglected population regarding domestic violence and abuse?
Eija Paavalainen and Tanja Koivula
14 Intimate Partner Violence: Transforming the response to older victim-survivors in later life
Sarah Wydall
Part Four: Manifestations of Domestic Violence and Abuse
15 Sexual violence within intimate relationships
Angie C. Kennedy, Elizabeth Meier and Jessica Saba
16 Domestic violence and abuse within male same-sex relationships
Ada R Miltz, Ana Maria Buller and Loraine J Bacchus
17 Domestic violence and abuse within female same-sex relationships
Laura Badenes-Ribera and Amparo Bonilla-Campos
18 Domestic violence and abuse when survivors identify as trans or non-binary
Michaela Rogers
19 Economic abuse within intimate relationships
Laura Johnson
20 Domestic violence and disability in India explored in relation to the sustainable development goals
Sonali Shah, Ashwini Deshmukh and Caroline Bradbury-Jones
21 Domestic violence and animal abuse
Amy J. Fitzgerald, Betty Jo Barrett, Rochelle Stevenson and Patti A. Timmons Fritz
22 Transnational marriage abandonment: A new form of domestic violence and abuse in transnational spaces
Sundari Anitha, Anupama Roy and Harshita Yalamarty
23 Technology-assisted abuse within intimate relationships
Karlie E. Stonard
24 Intimate partner homicide
Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar, Christine Friestad and Stål Bjørkly
25 Coercive control
Amanda Robinson and Andy Myhill
26 Murder in the Family: Why culture is an insufficient explanation for ‘honour’-based violence
Aisha K. Gill
27 Intimate partner violence against women in forced migration
Karin Wachter and Laurie Cook Heffron
Part Five: Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse
28 International review of the literature on risk assessment and management of domestic violence and abuse.
Stephanie Holt and Lynne Cahill
29 Interventions for children and young people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse
Åsa Källström
30 Mothering in the context of domestic violence
Simon Lapierre
31 Fathering in the context of domestic violence and abuse
Katreena Scott
32 Adolescent intimate partner violence prevention & intervention: a developmental, intersectional perspective
Heather L. McCauley and Taylor A. Reid
33 Community-based safety partnerships to reduce gender-based violence in Uganda: The Anti-Domestic Violence and Abuse Center (ADOVIC) approach
Maria T. Clark, Kyemba Rosemary Wakesho, Recheal Silvia Bonsuk, Shiella Nabunya, Bugonzi Margaret Kyemba Kulaba and Julie Taylor
34 Healthcare-based violence against women strategies to address the problem in Argentina
Lorena Saletti-Cuesta
35 Domestic violence survivors’ emotional and mental health
Jeongsuk Kim and Rebecca J. Macy
36 Housing strategies for addressing domestic violence and abuse
Nkiru Nnawulezi and Marc Dones
37 Economic empowerment in the context of domestic violence and abuse
Nadine Shaanta Murshid, Sarah Richards-Desai and Andrew Irish
38 Gender justice advocates and the making of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Marsha Scott and Emma Ritch
39 Trauma-informed and oppression-sensitive intervention for those who engage in intimate partner violence
Casey T. Taft, Maxine Davis, Hannah E. Cole, Molly R. Franz and Gabrielle Johnson
Part Six: Researching Domestic Violence and Abuse
40 Listening to less-heard voices: methodological approaches, considerations and challenges when researching domestic violence and abuse with vulnerable and marginalised women
Siobán O’Brien Green and Sarah Morton
41 Creative methodologies: using digital stories to embed the voices of children within programs for men who use domestic violence.
Katie Lamb and Cathy Humphreys
42 Qualitative interviews with children and adolescents who have experienced domestic violence and abuse
Carolina Øverlien and Stephanie Holt
43 Domestic Homicide Review processes as a method of learning
Myrna Dawson
44 Interventions to prevent or reduce adolescent dating violence: methodological considerations in randomized-controlled trials
Ernest N. Jouriles, Kelli S. Sargent, Alison Krauss and Renee McDonald
45 Evaluating group based programmes for individuals who use violence and abuse in their intimate relationships
John Devaney
46 Community-based research in the domestic violence context
Lisa A. Goodman and Helen P. Hailes
47 Mixed methods in the context of quasi-experimental research designs
Claire M. Renzetti, Diane R. Follingstad and Margaret I. Campe
48 Quantitative methods for researching domestic violence and abuse
Christopher J. Wretman, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Sandra L. Martin, and Lawrence L. Kupper
49 Extending women’s voice through innovative methods: lessons from struggles for democracy in Hong Kong
Sui-Ting Kong, Petula Sik Ying Ho and Yu Te Huang
Part Seven: Concluding Thoughts
50 Conclusion
John Devaney, Stephanie Holt, Carolina Øverlien, Caroline Bradbury-Jones and Rebecca J. Macy
John Devaney is Professor and Centenary Chair of Social Work at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Caroline Bradbury-Jones is Professor of Gender-Based Violence and Health at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Rebecca J. Macy is Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the University of Northern Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, USA.
Carolina Øverlien is a Research leader at Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) in Oslo, Norway, and Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Stephanie Holt is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland.