Abstract
This article examines the individual and social construction of empowerment for battered women who choose to stay with their abusers through a critical examination of the images of battered women who stay, constructed in the professional literature on various ecological levels, and a proposal of a constructivist model for empowering battered women who choose to stay that balances between their needs and rights. The model includes dimensions of physical and emotional distance as well as a time dimension. Key themes related to battered women's options along these dimensions are presented.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9-25 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Social Work |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2000 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Battered women
- Constructivist perspective
- Empowerment
- Intervention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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