Children's perspectives on domestic violence / Audrey Mullender ... [and others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mullender, Audrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence.

Child abuse.

Children--Attitudes.

Children.

Physical Description:

ix, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.

Summary:

This book examines children's experiences and perspectives on living with domestic violence. It offers a detailed explanation of the impact on children living with domestic violence, how children make sense of and cope with their experiences, the response they receive from various agencies and the fit between what children feel they need and what in reality they receive. Drawing on the newest research both in the United Kingdom and internationally, the authors bring together current policy and practice in relation to children living with abuse and offer a critique from the perspective of children's voices. Contents: Children in Their Own Issue/Researching with Children on a Sensitive Topic/What Children Know and Understand about Domestic Violence/Children's Experiences of Living with Domestic Violence/Children's Coping Strategies/Barriers of Racism, Ethnicity and Culture/The Influence of Domestic Violence on Relationships between Children and Their Mothers/Life with a Violent Father/Listening to the Children

Contents:

Chapter 1 Children in Their Own Issue: a Shift of Approach 1

Chapter 2 Researching with Children on a Sensitive Topic 22

Chapter 3 What Children Know and Understand about Domestic Violence 44

Chapter 4 Children's Experiences of Living with Domestic Violence 91

Chapter 5 Children's Coping Strategies 117

Chapter 6 Barriers of Racism, Ethnicity and Culture 132

Chapter 7 The Influence of Domestic Violence on Relationships between Children and Their Mothers 156

Chapter 8 Life with a Violent Father 178

Chapter 9 Listening to the Children: The Way Ahead 206

Appendix Children's Advice to Other Children about Coping with Domestic Violence 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-253) and index.

ISBN:

0761971068

076197105X

OCLC:

51479886