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dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Silkeen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:32:51Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:32:51Z-
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.identifier.citationVol. 45, no. 2en
dc.identifier.issn0004-8658en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17473-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.subjectTheories of violenceen
dc.subjectCommunity attitudesen
dc.subjectLeaving/Stayingen
dc.titleWhy women stay: a theoretical examination of rational choice and moral reasoning in the context of intimate partner violenceen
dc.title.alternativeAustralian and New Zealand journal of criminologyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid2686en
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.subject.keywordQueenslanden
dc.subject.keywordDuplicateen
dc.description.notesPublic attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV) have shifted from viewing IPV as a tolerable, private matter to viewing it as a matter of public concern that should be dealt with as a crime. Despite this major shift in social attitudes towards IPV over the last three decades, there seems to be a lack of understanding of why many women stay, at least initially, when facing severe forms of IPV. Using data from face-to-face interviews conducted with 29 women in Southeast Queensland who experienced severe forms of IPV over an extended period of time, this paper explores the rationale behind the (initial) decision to stay with an abusive partner. While rational decision making has predominantly been seen as a male trait, this paper criticizes this underlying assumption, using a feminist framework of moral reasoning. Findings presented in this paper identify the rationale behind victims' decisions to stay and offer an advanced understanding of moral reasoning through a gendered lens in the context of IPV. Understanding why women stay, at least initially, is the first crucial step in ensuring adequate support for women on their journey towards the ultimate goal of a violence-free life. [?2012 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit <a href=" http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202004/" target="_blank">SAGE publications link.</a>]en
dc.identifier.sourceAustralian and New Zealand journal of criminologyen
dc.date.entered2012-10-11en
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