Domestic violence and psychology
Subtitle: a critical perspective
By: Paula Nicolson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415383714; 9780415383721
Subjects: Family violence -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Domestic violence : the material context; title: What is domestic abuse?; title: Psychology, feminism, and ideology : where do we go from here?; title: Discursive constructions of domestic violence and abuse; title: The social construction of domestic abuse : myths, legends, and formula stories; title: Public perceptions and moral tales; title: Lived experience and the "material-discursive-intra-psychic" self; title: Domestic abuse across generations : intra-psychic dimensions; title: "Doing" domestic violence : dilemmas of care and blame.