"We had to cope with what we had": Agency perspectives on domestic violence and disasters in New Zealand

Abstract

"Utilises disaster sociology and domestic violence theory to examine the complex and multi-faceted relationship between domestic violence and disasters. ... [Found that] in almost all of the communities studied there was an increase in reporting of domestic violence following the Civil Defence emergencies. Pre-existing theory and interviews within the case studies were used to examine significant factors and demographics that were common across the women seeking assistance during the disasters in order to provide coherent generalisations that may be applied in other contexts. The research concluded that domestic violence reporting did increase during disasters"