Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Mothering through domestic violence
Authors:	Radford, Lorraine Hester, Marianne
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Child protection;Parenting;Family law
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Notes:	General Overview: In this book from the United Kingdom, the authors look at how domestic violence affects mothering. They argue that the behaviour of violent men, together with the practices of courts and child protection professionals acting within a mother blaming society, can produce “gender entrapment”. Discussion: The book is based on six research studies conducted by the authors. The studies examined child contact arrangements when women separated from violent partners, interagency responses to domestic violence, the practices of court welfare staff and mediators, child protection cases involving domestic violence and effective interventions by local agencies and multi-agency partnerships. Methods used included interviews and observations of abused women, surveys of workers in courts and other agencies and examination of case files. The authors consider how domestic violence affects mothering (Chapter 2) and how women take the welfare of children into account when deciding whether to stay or leave (Chapter 3). Chapters 4 and 5 consider the effects of domestic violence on children and the various coping mechanisms that they use. In Chapter 6, the authors consider contact between children and violent fathers after separation, noting that while most mothers surveyed were initially positive about contact, many changed their minds because of their ex-partner’s continued abusive behaviour. Chapter 7, “Mother Blaming in the Courts”, examines how legislative emphasis on cooperative parenting disguises and discounts violence and reinforces the behaviour of perpetrators. The authors review the attempts made in New Zealand, Australia and Northern Ireland to protect children from harmful contact arrangements. In Chapter 8, the authors suggest how family court assessments can be more sensitive to the needs of children of abusive fathers. Finally, the authors consider how welfare agencies can move from mother blaming to supporting mothers experiencing domestic violence (Chapter 9).
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11529
ISBN:	9781843104735
Physical description:	176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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