Tackling men's violence in families : Nordic issues and dilemmas / [electronic resource]
Eriksson, Maria,1969-editor.
Nordic countries are generally regarded as global welfare role models. Consequently, the influence of Nordic welfare systems in academic and policy debates has been immense. By focusing on the vital issue of violence by men to female partners and/or their children, this book seeks to reconsider this over-simplistic image.
Scholarly & Professional
Cover; TACKLING MEN'S VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES - Nordic issues and dilemmas; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; ONE - Introduction: Nordic issues and dilemmas; TWO - Children, abuse and parental contact in Denmark; THREE - Commitments and contradictions: linking violence, parenthood and professionalism; FOUR - "Talking feels like you wouldn't love Dad anymore": children's emotions, close relations and domestic violence; FIVE - Bypassing the relationship between fatherhood and violence in Finnish policy and research
SIX - Marching on the spot? Dealing with violence against women in NorwaySEVEN - Children's peace? The possibility of protecting children by means of criminal law and family law; EIGHT - A visible or invisible child? Professionals' approaches to children whose father is violent towards their mother; NINE - "Take my father away from home": children growing up in the proximity of violence; TEN - Neglected issues in Swedish child protection policy and practice: age, ethnicity and gender; ELEVEN - Tackling men's violence in families: lessons for the UK; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-205) and index.
Scholarly & Professional
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jan 2022).
Nordic countries are generally regarded as global welfare role models. Consequently, the influence of Nordic welfare systems in academic and policy debates has been immense. By focusing on the vital issue of violence by men to female partners and/or their children, this book seeks to reconsider this over-simplistic image.
Family violence
Abused women