Domestic violence and abuse, coronavirus, and the media narrative

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15748979
AutoresEmma Williamson (0000-0002-0912-0303, University of Bristol, autor de correspondencia), Nancy Lombard (0000-0002-3070-5015, Glasgow Caledonian University), Oona Brooks (0000-0002-8435-322X, University of Glasgow)
Año2020
Volumen4
Número2
Páginas289-294
Fecha de publicación2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Gender-Based Violence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2398-6808 • E-ISSN: 2398-6816
EditorialPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/239868023x17029198499776
OpenAlexW4389986019
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas1

Following lockdowns in countries around the world, reports emerged of a ‘surge’ or ‘spikes’ in the number of domestic violence and abuse cases. It is critical to contextualise this: more men are not starting to be abusive or violent; rather, the patterns of abuse are becoming more frequent. Spiking and surging make us think in terms of more one-off incidents but it is more likely that the pattern of abuse that is already there is increasing in terms of frequency and type because both parties remain together at all times. Amid such a crisis, it is imperative that we continue to see the dynamics of domestic violence and abuse as both a pattern of abusive behaviours and a product of gendered social and cultural norms, rather than a reaction to a specific factor or event, such as COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Domestic violence · Medical emergency · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology