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Health Inequities Related to Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

The Role of Social Policy in the United States, Germany, and Norway

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvMandi M. Larsen

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This book examines the extent to which social position impacts exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether women with IPV exposure are more vulnerable to social inequities in health.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-04-07
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt382 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSocial Disparities in Health and Health Care
Antal sidor236
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319806013

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For over a decade, Mandi Larsen has been working in the field of public health, with special emphases on the intersections between health, intimate partner violence (IPV), and social policy. After several years managing research and evaluation projects for a large victim services agency in New York City, she came to Germany in 2008 as a German Chancellor Fellow to examine the effects of comprehensive welfare states on the health of IPV survivors. In addition to Germany, Mandi has also lived and worked in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Norway. Her undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology are from Seattle Pacific University, her Master of Public Health degree is from Columbia University, and her PhD in sociology is from the University of Bremen in Germany.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Intimate Partner Violence: A Theoretical and Empirical Review.- Chapter 3. IPV from a Welfare State Perspective: A Theoretical and Empirical Review.- Chapter 4. The Policy Context in the US, Germany, and Norway.- Chapter 5. Research Design and Methods.- Chapter 6. Findings from Descriptive and Bivariate Analyses.- Chapter 7. Findings on Differential Exposure to IPV.- Chapter 8. Findings on Differential Vulnerability to Poor Health.- Chapter 9. Comparing Policy Contexts: IPV Exposure and Health.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.