Paige Sweet The Politics of Surviving (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: The Politics of SurvivingCondition: NewSubtitle: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its AftermathISBN-10: 0520377710EAN: 9780520377714ISBN: 9780520377714Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/09/2021Description: For women who have experienced domestic violence, proving that you are a “good victim” is no longer enough. Victims must also show that they are recovering, as if domestic violence were a disease: they must transform from “victims” into “survivors.” Women’s access to life-saving resources may even hinge on “good” performances of survivorhood. Through archival and ethnographic research, Paige L. Sweet reveals how trauma discourses and coerced therapy play central roles in women’s lives as they navigate state programs for assistance. Sweet uses an intersectional lens to uncover how “resilience” and “survivorhood” can become coercive and exclusionary forces in women’s lives. With nuance and compassion, The Politics of Surviving wrestles with questions about the gendered nature of the welfare state, the unintended consequences of feminist mobilizations for anti-violence programs, and the women who are left behind by the limited forms of citizenship we offer them.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 499gAuthor: Paige SweetGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Social Sciences, Personal DevelopmentRelease Year: 2021

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