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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969119803321

Autore

Radford Lorraine

Titolo

Mothering through domestic violence / / Lorraine Radford and Marianne Hester

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006

ISBN

9786610738236

9781280738234

1280738235

9781846425394

1846425395

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HesterMarianne <1955->

Disciplina

362.8292

Soggetti

Abused wives - Legal status, laws, etc

Abused women - Services for

Child welfare

Children of abused wives

Family violence

Mothers - Legal status, laws, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Mothering ThroughDomestic Violence; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1.Introduction; 2.Walking on Eggshells - Mothering Through Domestic Violence; 3.Resisting Mother Blaming; 4.Domestic Violence and the Maltreatment of Children; 5.Children Living with Domestic Violence - Impacts and Resilience; 6.Re-asserting Power and Control in Child Visitation and Contact; 7.Mother Blaming in the Courts; 8.Improving Safety for Women and Children after Separation; 9.From Blaming Mothers to Providing Positive Support - The Role of Welfare Agencies; 10.Conclusion - Linking the Three Planets; REFERENCES

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Sommario/riassunto

Based on findings from six primary research studies carried out by the authors themselves, as well as other published research, this book



reveals how undermining mothering plays a key role in locking women into abusive relationships and exacerbating the damage done by domestic violence.