Understanding Abuse

by Stirling, Mary Lou; Cameron, Catherine Ann; Nason-Clark, Nancy; Miedema, Baukje

• ISBN13: 9780802085061
• ISBN10: 0802085067
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

The more we learn about family violence, the more it becomes apparent that it is a complex and multifaceted issue. Family violence is more than woman abuse. It is also more than child abuse, sibling abuse, parent abuse, or elder abuse. It is all of these violations and more. Nevertheless, family violence is gendered; most abused victims are female and most perpetrators are male. Family violence is not merely personal. It is also a consequence of social inequality, and in that sense is socially constructed.Based on research projects conducted over ten years, Understanding Abuse profiles the work done by researchers of issues related to woman abuse and family violence. The contributors demonstrate the strength of community-based, action-oriented collaborations by carefully identifying the multiplicity of causes, clearly articulating the issues raised by abused women, and seeking to identify realistic solutions. Not only does this work provide invaluable information for policy makers on successful versus unsuccessful programs to prevent violence, it also provides academic and community researchers with detailed data on the intricacies of academic-community action research partnerships.

Author Biography

Mary Lou Stirling is a professor emerita in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick. Catherine Ann Cameron is an honourary professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a professor emerita in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick. Nancy Nason-Clark is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	ix
Anne Crocker and the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xiii
Introduction	3	(18)
Baukje Miedema and Nancy Nason-Clark
Gramma's Theory	21	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Building Collaborative, Action-Oriented Research Teams	23	(30)
E. Sandra Byers and Deborah Harrison
The Beckoning	53	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Abuse in a Rural and Farm Context	55	(28)
Deborah Doherty and Jennie Hornosty
What Rhoda Remembers about the First Five Minutes	83	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Keeping It Confidential: A Struggle for Transition Houses	85	(24)
Carmen Poulin, Lynne Gouliquer, Bette Brazier, Judy Hughes, Bev Brazier, Rina Arseneault, Sarah MacAulay, and Lynne Thériault
Karen's Normal Work Schedule	109	(2)
Sheree Fiteh
Working with Abuse: Workplace Responses to Family Violence	111	(22)
E. Joy Mighty
In the Still Dark	133	(2)
Sheree Fiteh
Children and Partner Abuse in New Brunswick Law: How Responsibilities Get Lost in Rights	135	(18)
Linda C. Neilson
Attention!	153	(2)
Sheree Fitch
The Canadian Forces' Response to Woman Abuse in Military Families	155	(40)
Deborah Harrison
Learning a Second Language	195	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Gendered Silence: Immigrant Women's Access to Legal Information about Woman Abuse	197	(22)
Sandra Waehholz and Baukje Miedema
Here Also What I Say	219	(2)
Sheree Fiteh
Building Bridges between Churches and Community Resources: An Overview of the Work of the Religion and Violence Research Team	221	(26)
Nancy Nason-Clark, Lois P. Mitchell, and Lori G. Bcantan
Smalltown, Anywhere	247	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Private Matters and Public Knowledge in Rural Communities: The Paradox	249	(18)
Arlene Haddon, Marilyn Merritt-Gray, and Judith Wuest
Barbara	267	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Schools Are Not Enough: It Takes a Whole Community	269	(26)
Catherine Ann Cameron
Lessons from Home and School	295	(2)
Sheree Fitch
Passing the Torch: Students Teaching Students about Dating Violence	297	(24)
Krista Byers-Heinlein, Jamie Hart, Tammy Harrison, Justin Matchett, and E. Sandra Byers
Epilogue	321	(4)
Mary Lou Stirling and Catherine Ann Cameron
Marie's Lullaby	325
Sheree Fitch