Romantic terrorism
Subtitle: an auto-ethnography of domestic violence, victimization and survival
By: Sharon Hayes, Samantha Jeffries
Series: Palgrave pivot; Palgrave pivot
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781137468482; 9781137468499; 9781137468505
Subjects: Victims of family violence; Family violence; Psychological aspects
Description: 'Romantic Terrorism' offers an innovative methodology in exploring the ways in which domestic violence offenders terrorize their victims. Hayes and Jeffries employ a collaborative auto-ethnographic approach to analyze their own lived experiences of domestic violence, in particular, how romantic love is employed and distorted by abusers. Its focus on the insidious use of tactics of coercive control by abusers opens up the much-needed discussion on the damage caused by emotional and psychological abuse, which are often overlooked or downplayed in both the literature and the criminal justice system. To this end, it offers strategic advice for policymakers, practitioners and criminal justice professionals involved in domestic violence service provision. --P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-108) and index.