What is DV? Flashcards
1
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Many different terms used, such as:
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(wife) battering violence against women woman abuse partner abuse intimate partner violence
2
Q
Coercive control is currently the…
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prominent term used in the discourse around DV
3
Q
Some people prefer gendered terms like
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‘violence against women’
4
Q
Some people prefer gender neutral terms like
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‘intimate partner violence’
5
Q
Some people don’t like emphasis on physical violence as much abuse is…
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not physical
6
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Why does it matter to define it? Discourse - policy domains are constructed not a linear process. If you succeed in defining the scope of the problem, you can be at the forefront of…
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defining the solution
