TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Women with Disabilities and Experiences of Abuse
JO  - Journal of human behavior in the social environment
A1  - DePoy, Elizabeth
A1  - Gilson, Stephen F.
A1  - Cramer, Elizabeth P.
SP  - 183
EP  - 199
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
N2  - A qualitative study of disabled and non-disabled professionals and survivors of abuse revealed a range of types of abuse endured by disabled women, some of which were unique to that population. Two major themes emerged from data analysis: vulnerable beginnings and complexity of abuse. Three sub-themes are encompassed within complexity of abuse: active abuse, abuse through image, and contextual abuse by social service/legislative systems. The authors present data essential to an informed assessment and analysis of abuse that considers the person-in-environment circumstances of women with disabilities. Implications for future research and the human behavior in the social environment curriculum are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1091-1359
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J137v07n03_11
ID  - ref1
ER  -