
Working with Violent Men
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The book is underpinned by research based on participant observation at domestic abuse groups, allowing for direct observation of behaviours and interactions, including gestures and emotional responses, as well as semi-structured interviews with group facilitators and participants. It also draws on the author's experience of working with domestically abusive men, as a probation officer and facilitator of domestic abuse programmes. He argues that groups involve a micro social order, involving rules and rituals. These are continuously constructed and negotiated by participants, against a backdrop of ideas about masculinity, and involve the performance of gendered roles. Understanding the perspectives of these men, as well the interactional rules, rituals, and dynamics of programmes, enables facilitators to navigate the hostility that men display and engage them in a process of change. Attention to these considerations has implications for the effectiveness of group-based interventions in reducing violence against intimate partners and the training of those who deliver programmes. More general extrapolations are also drawn, about contemporary understandings of gender, masculinity, identity, and effective communication within groups.
This book will be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate students with interests in domestic violence, gender, probation, and the rituals of social interactions. It will also be useful to academics, researchers, and policymakers wishing to explore and develop approaches to work with domestically violent men.
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Chapter 2: Working with Men who Abuse their Partners: Context, History and Challenges
Chapter 3: Thinking Differently about Programmes for Men who have been Abusive
Chapter 4: 'I am not one of those wife beaters': Working with Resistance and Hostility
Chapter 5: 'These are a good bunch of Guys': From Resistance to Masculine Bonds and Engagement
Chapter 6: Finding Common Ground: Facilitator Perceptions and Perceptions of Facilitators
Chapter 7: But do these Programmes Actually Work?
Chapter 8: Conclusion and Final Reflections
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