Citation

Cavanagh K. Qual. Soc. Work 2003; 2(3): 229-249.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/14733250030023002

PMID

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Abstract

This article examines women's responses to violence perpetrated by an intimate male partner. Qualitative data gathered from interviews with abused women who were part of a wider evaluation study of programmes for violent men is presented. Findings reveal that understanding women's responses to violence prompts practitioners to be: mindful of the complexity of violent relationships; aware of the strategies of resistance which women deploy in order to stop/reduce the violence; and cognisant of the interconnectedness of women's and men's responses to men's violence against women.