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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456179103321

Autore

Mann Ruth M (Ruth Marie), <1947->

Titolo

Who owns domestic abuse? : the local politics of a social problem / / Ruth M. Mann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-4426-8340-6

9786612025945

1-282-02594-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

305.420971

Soggetti

Women's shelters - Political aspects - Ontario

Family violence - Government policy - Ontario

Women - Abuse of - Ontario

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- 1. Theoretical and Political Contexts -- 2. The Study, the Community, and 'The Problem' -- 3. Mobilization of Action: Struggles for Control -- 4. Implementation of a Plan of Action: Struggles with Control -- 5. Counselling and Therapeutic Intervenors -- 6. Law Enforcement, Legal, and Medical Intervenors -- 7. Victims, Perpetrators, and Survivors -- 8. A Researcher's Construction of 'The Problem': Conclusion -- Appendix 1. General Ethical Considerations -- Appendix 2. Data Collection Methods -- Appendix 3. Letter of Introduction (Hand-delivered to All Interview Respondents) -- Appendix 4.1. Consent Form for Interviewees - Activists and Professionals -- Appendix 4.2. Consent Form for Interviewees - Residents -- Appendix 5. Letter of Introduction (Mailed to Prospective Survey Respondents -- Appendix 6. Phone Introduction: Survey on Violence and Abuse -- Appendix 7. Request to Contact Partners for Couple Follow-up: Survey on Violence and Abuse -- Appendix 8.



Respondents' Responses to the Manuscript (April 1997) -- Tables: Summaries of Demographic and Survey Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the knowledge and sensitivity of a teacher and counsellor, Ruth M. Mann details a community effort to establish a shelter for abused women in a small Ontario municipality. While other literature presents the ostensibly cohesive views of particular interest groups on the issue of domestic violence, Mann exposes the conflicts that actually occur, and the ways these conflicts fuel unintended outcomes. In "Who Owns Domestic Abuse? The Local Politics of a Social Problem," the author ventures bravely into the politically charged debate over the definition of abuse, and emphasizes the fact that 'owning' a problem does not ensure the possession of viable answers. Rather than promoting a particular response to such problems, Mann uses personal accounts of abuse to make a space for the diverse perspectives of abused women and abusive men. She urges activists and intervenors to argue less and listen more.