Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Beyond gender: class, poverty and domestic violence
Other Titles:	Australian social work
Authors:	Evans, Susan
Keywords:	Indigenous issues;Health;Theories of violence;Overview;Policy;Welfare;Prevention
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Australian Association of Social Workers
Citation:	58 (1), March 2005
Notes:	This article examines the need for a broader understanding and approach to analyse the relationships between domestic violence and other forms of marginalisation in Australia. It focuses on the issues of class and poverty and how they are rarely discussed or researched in the context of domestic violence. It looks at the higher prevalence of domestic violence, and more severe physical injury as a result of domestic violence among groups living in poverty, and questions the universal risk theory that all women are equally vulnerable to domestic violence, as reflected in most Australian government policies. It gives an overview of key literature findings that suggest poverty and class-related issues contribute to higher vulnerability toward domestic violence, and proposes that prevention approaches must address how class and poverty interconnect with the experience of domestic violence for victims and perpetrators of violence.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13630
ISSN:	0312407X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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