Storying Domestic Violence : Constructions and Stereotypes of Abuse in the Discourse of General Practitioners
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Frontiers of Narrative
ISBN-10
080322494X
ISBN-13
9780803224940
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Imprint
University of Nebraska Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 17th, 2009
Print length
260 Pages
Weight
398 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Domestic abuseDomestic violence
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Jarmila Mildorf's study makes a unique contribution to the fields of domestic abuse and narrative studies with her analysis of the narrative practices of doctors who treat abused women. Mildorf analyses the narrative trajectories, space-time parameters, agency, modalities, metaphors, and stereotypes in 36 narratives deriving from in-depth interviews with general practitioners in Aberdeen.
Globally, at least one in four women experiences domestic violence at some point in her life, according to World Bank figures, which are confirmed by local surveys throughout the world. Since domestic violence can cause both acute physical injuries and long-term chronic illness, an abused woman is likely to appeal to a family doctor or general practitioner as one of her first resources for help. General practitioners, however, rarely report domestic violence in their practices.
Jarmila Mildorf''s interdisciplinary study makes a unique contribution to the fields of domestic abuse and narrative studies with her analysis of the narrative practices of doctors who treat abused women. Mildorf, a sociolinguist and literary scholar, analyzes the narrative trajectories, space-time parameters, agency, modalities, metaphors, and stereotypes in thirty-six narratives deriving from in-depth interviews with twenty general practitioners in Aberdeen, Scotland. Mildorf shows what these narrative strategies reveal about the perceptions and attitudes of practitioners toward domestic violence and the ways in which the narratives linguistically reconstruct knowledge and realities of domestic violence.
Unique in its emphasis on the discourse of doctors, Storying Domestic Violence suggests the possibility of narrative approaches in medical modules that might preclude further stigmatization and victimization of abused women. A cross section of scholars will recognize this study as significant for its potential to change how people think about domestic abuse, physician-patient relations, and public health policy.
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