Domestic Violence and Poverty: Some Women's Experiences

Autor/in	Slabbert, Ilze
Titel	Domestic Violence and Poverty: Some Women's Experiences
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 27 (2017) 2, S.223-230 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516662321
Schlagwörter	Family Violence; Poverty; Females; Social Work; Low Income Groups; Victims of Crime; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Womens Studies; Phenomenology; Educational Attainment; Interpersonal Relationship; Substance Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Weibliches Geschlecht; Soziale Arbeit; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	Purpose: Domestic violence poses a major challenge to social workers. Low-income families are significantly more likely to have to contend with domestic violence, as poverty can act as a fuelling factor in this type of conflict. The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of low-income abused women. Method: A qualitative research approach was followed to explore and describe the phenomenon of low-income abused women. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to obtain 20 participants. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews. The data were categorized into four themes. Results: Domestic violence and poverty are issues that some women might experience. Low-income abused women are especially more vulnerable to domestic violence and poverty limits choices and resources. Conclusion: Domestic violence and poverty should be seen in a serious light. Social workers should recognise the complexity and correlation between domestic violence and poverty. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01