UNDERSTANDING ABUSE IN YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS : female perspectives on power,... control and gendered social norms

Ceryl Teleri Davies’ research in female-only spaces informs this illuminating guide to young women’s experiences of intimate relationships. Essential reading for those working with young people, the book makes a vital contribution to the study of gender-based violence. Her research reveals young women’s understandings of what it means to have a healthy relationship, and considers the influence of gendered social norms within both healthy and abusive relationships. While contributing to the debate on how young women negotiate the conflicts inherent in contemporary constructions of gender, the book then suggests a pathway towards gender equality. Front Cover Understanding Abuse in Young People’s Intimate Relationships: Female Perspectives on Power, Control and Gendered Social Norms Copyright information Table of Contents List of tables Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Framing young women’s voices ‘Doing gender’ and the influence of social norms Goffman’s presentation of self The research study The feminist nature of this research: empowering young women as ‘active agents’ Young voices: shaping the research tools Reflections 2 The nature and patterns of abuse in young intimate relationships Naming and defining the issue Review of the evidence Patterns in prevalence data The nature and patterns of abuse Coercive control and ‘his mood’ Sexual coercion and abuse Physical violence and abuse Reflections 3 Gender norms and young intimate relationship roles Gendered norms and attitudes Young women’s attitudes to abuse and dating Young women’s aspirations for their intimate relationships Relationship progression and courtship norms Gender norms and relationship roles The idea of ‘love’, pleasure and desire Reflections: the power of gendered norms 4 The gendered ‘doing of sex’: sexual double standards Schooling sexual identities Slags and angels: the ‘doing of sex’ Reflections: diverging paths of attitudes and experiences 5 The nature of online abuse Gender norms, online control and surveillance Sending ‘nudies’ and ‘nudes’ Reflections 6 Promoting healthy relationships: a whole-community approach Recent debates on prevention education Exploring media campaigns Developing prevention education Barriers to accessing support The role of peer support Healthy relationship education: a whole-community approach Key principles of a whole-community approach Whole-community approach toolkit Assessment Recommendations for programme design in schools Programme delivery 7 Active empowerment and reshaping gendered social norms Attitudes, gender norms and abuse Gender norms, social media and online abuse Well-being, identity and abuse A whole-community approach The future: recommendations for research, policy and practice Research Policy Practice Final thoughts Appendix Pen pictures: interview participants Notes Chapter 1 Chapter 3 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 References Index