Violence against women : vulnerable populations Introduction Situating research on vulnerable populations within the family violence field Materials and methods Violence against cohabiting women: present perspective and future prospective Differing dynamics: violence against women post separation Violence in the future traditional family : stepfamilies and violence against women Exploring the link between homeownership status and violence against women Violence against women in rural and urban settings: equal risk does not imply equal prevention Violence against aboriginal women: the role of colonization Violence against immigrant women: a reversal of fortunes Violence against women with disabilities: perpetrator characteristics are key Conclusion: assembling pieces of an intersectional puzzle Endnotes References Index