Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Going underground: conflicting perspectives on domestic violence shelter practices
Other Titles:	Feminism and psychology
Authors:	Yragui, Nan Haaken, Janice
Keywords:	Theories of violence;CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Housing
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	13 (1), February 2003
Notes:	Provides an overview of the development of women’s shelters in the United States and the various models from which they have been established before presenting the findings of a study that explored the practices of shelters across the US. Particular emphasis is placed on the tendency to maintain confidentiality of location. Some of the benefits and disadvantages of this practice are canvassed and it is suggested that while an unpublished location does have the advantage of improving women’s safety in theory, in practice this is not necessarily the case. The author challenges this and a number of other assumptions underlying current shelter practices and the boundaries these practices draw, with particular reference to the experiences of women from different ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14987
ISSN:	0959-3535
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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