Domestic Violence and Psychology : Critical Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse - Paula  Nicolson

Domestic Violence and Psychology

Critical Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

By: Paula Nicolson

Paperback | 22 January 2019 | Edition Number 2

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Despite changes to laws and policies across most western democracies intended to combat violence to women, intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) remains discouragingly commonplace.

Domestic Violence and Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse showcases women's harrowing stories of living with and leaving violent partners, offering a psychological perspective on domestic violence and developing a theoretical framework for examining the context, intentions and experiences in the lives of people who experience abuse and abuse themselves.

Nicolson provides an analysis of survivors' real-life stories, and thoughts about IPVA. The attitudes of the general public and health and social care professionals are also presented and discussed. The theoretical perspective employs three levels of evidence - the material (context), discursive (explanations) and intra-psychic (emotional).

Domestic Violence and Psychology is divided into three parts accordingly, engaging qualitative data from interviews and quantitative data from surveys to illustrate these theoretical perspectives. Although many pro-feminist sociologists and activists firmly believe that any attempt to explain domestic violence potentially condones it, this book takes up the challenge to make a compelling case demonstrating how we need to widen understanding of the psychology of survivors and their intimate relationships if we are to defeat IPVA.

The new edition has been updated to include the latest developments in Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPVA) research and practice, and in particular examines the impact of a violent and abusive family life on all members, including children. This is essential reading for students, academics, and professionals interested in domestic abuse, as well as professionals and practitioners including psychologists, social workers, the police, prison officers, probation staff, policy makers, and charity workers.

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