Who Owns Domestic Abuse? : : The Local Politics of a Social Problem / / Ruth Mann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Mann, Ruth,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (338 p.)

With the knowledge and sensitivity of a teacher and counsellor, Ruth M. Mann details a community effort to establish a shelter for abused women in a small Ontario municipality. While other literature presents the ostensibly cohesive views of particular interest groups on the issue of domestic violence, Mann exposes the conflicts that actually occur, and the ways these conflicts fuel unintended outcomes. In "Who Owns Domestic Abuse? The Local Politics of a Social Problem," the author ventures bravely into the politically charged debate over the definition of abuse, and emphasizes the fact that 'owning' a problem does not ensure the possession of viable answers. Rather than promoting a particular response to such problems, Mann uses personal accounts of abuse to make a space for the diverse perspectives of abused women and abusive men. She urges activists and intervenors to argue less and listen more.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- 1. Theoretical and Political Contexts -- 2. The Study, the Community, and 'The Problem' -- 3. Mobilization of Action: Struggles for Control -- 4. Implementation of a Plan of Action: Struggles with Control -- 5. Counselling and Therapeutic Intervenors -- 6. Law Enforcement, Legal, and Medical Intervenors -- 7. Victims, Perpetrators, and Survivors -- 8. A Researcher's Construction of 'The Problem': Conclusion -- Appendix 1. General Ethical Considerations -- Appendix 2. Data Collection Methods -- Appendix 3. Letter of Introduction (Hand-delivered to All Interview Respondents) -- Appendix 4.1. Consent Form for Interviewees - Activists and Professionals -- Appendix 4.2. Consent Form for Interviewees - Residents -- Appendix 5. Letter of Introduction (Mailed to Prospective Survey Respondents -- Appendix 6. Phone Introduction: Survey on Violence and Abuse -- Appendix 7. Request to Contact Partners for Couple Follow-up: Survey on Violence and Abuse -- Appendix 8. Respondents' Responses to the Manuscript (April 1997) -- Tables: Summaries of Demographic and Survey Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index