The Gendered Dynamics of Power in Disputes Over the Postseparation Care of Children

Bibliographic Data

ID12436837
AuthorsVivienne Elizabeth (University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, corresponding author), N Gavey (0000-0002-4184-589X, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand), Julia Tolmie (0000-0002-8089-3472, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Year2012
Volume18
Issue4
Pages459-481
Publication date2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801212452049
PMID22761171
OpenAlexW2146652384
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited31

A dichotomized picture of postseparation parents has emerged in family law that juxtaposes violent relationships with those that are "normal." Domestic violence scholars and advocates have played a role in reproducing this picture in their quest to secure protection for women and children. Although sympathetic, we argue this construction generates a number of problems: in particular, it obscures the gender power dynamics in relationships where women have not experienced violence. Interviews with separated mothers in dispute over contact arrangements reveal that there are significant continuities in the gender power dynamics they experience, despite differences in their exposure to male partner violence

Criminology · Domestic violence · Dynamics (music · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Power (physics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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