Impoverished Women in Violent Partnerships Designing Services to Fit Their Reality

This article proposes that women's willingness to reveal violent relationships and to participate in family violence services is influenced by the totality of their life experiences and circumstances. Services that are responsive to broader issues and conditions that underlie women's optio...

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Published inViolence against women Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 222 - 233
Main Author COLE, PATRICIA R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 01.02.2001
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Battered Women
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Low Income Groups
Personal relationships
Self Disclosure
Social services
USA
Welfare benefits
Welfare Services
Women
Workfare
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Summary:This article proposes that women's willingness to reveal violent relationships and to participate in family violence services is influenced by the totality of their life experiences and circumstances. Services that are responsive to broader issues and conditions that underlie women's options and choices will reach and help more women. Suggestions are made for designing programs that are informed by women's reality and respond to their priorities, assure that services are reasonable and accessible, embrace racial and ethnic diversity, and create paths to employment that pays living wages.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778010122182415