Geographies of Domestic Violence Flashcards
Why is DV not talked about often?
Taboo topic
Media focused on public spaces
Occurs in a private space
Domestic violence is known as _________ and can happen to…
home situated violence
anyone
Profile of offenders (5)
Most seen it in the past
Impulsive, dependant, and possessive
Deny or minimize behaviours
Substance abuse issues
Poor verbal skills
Traditional Notions of home…(3)
Idealized
Safe
Gendered
Authority response to DM (3)
Back-burner
Focus on street crimes
Hesitant to interfere with private homes
Society’s take on DM (3)
Taboo
Normal or even necessary
Sometimes culturally endorsed
Traits of abuse (3)
Confined
Restricted
Controlled
Common victim responses (6)
Fear
Shame
Betrayal
Minimizing / denying
Humiliated
Unaware of supports
Why don’t they just leave? (5)
Abuser barriers
Logistical barriers
Fear of effects on children
Losses
External social pressures
Consequences of leaving (3)
Starting over
Recovery
Ongoing fear
Traits of abusive men (2)
Often face disempowerment in their own life
Impulsively seek power and control
Ways of breaking patterns of abuse (2)
Counselling
Arrest
What is the Duluth Model?
A domestic abuse prevention tool
8 sections of the power and control wheel
Coercion and threats
Intimidation
Emotional abuse
Economic abuse
Male privilege
Isolation
Minimizing, denying, and blaming
Using children
The opposite of the power and control wheel
The Equality Wheel
