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Mothers, Children and Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Tale of Poverty and Inequality Told Through Survey Data book cover

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Mothers, Children and Domestic Violence and Abuse A Tale of Poverty and Inequality Told Through Survey Data

By Valeria Skafida Copyright 2025
192 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This monograph explores the lives of mothers and children living with domestic violence and abuse. This title initially focuses on issues around methods, measurement and reflexive accounts of researching domestic abuse through survey data. Our knowledge and understanding of domestic violence and abuse experiences across the population are only as good as the data we collect. The book examines... Read more

1.A brief history of measurement of domestic violence and abuse for survey research.  2.Domestic violence and abuse measurement approaches in longitudinal UK national surveys.  3.Trials and tribulations of researching domestic violence and abuse with survey data.  4.Who is missing in domestic violence and abuse survey data?  5.Prevalence and social inequalities in domestic violence and abuse victimisation.  6.Children’s experiences of physical chastisement in the context of domestic violence and abuse.  7.Children’s social and emotional development in the context of domestic violence and abuse.  8.Inequalities in social worker contact among mothers experiencing domestic violence and abuse in Scotland.  9.Reflections on implications for policy and practice.  10.Conclusion

Biography

Valeria Skafida, PhD, is an applied social researcher whose work and interests straddle the disciplines of social policy, sociology and public health.

Increased understanding of the scale and ubiquity of domestic violence and abuse has strengthened policy and practice internationally and across the UK, however large-scale data that captures the experiences of mothers and children remains scarce. Valeria Skafida’s incisive and comprehensive discussion of survey methods and findings exposes the thinking and assumptions that have shaped our knowledge; she challenges us to answer such questions as: ‘How do I put those who perpetrate abuse back in the narrative?’ and to recognise how structural factors, particularly poverty, intersect with families’ experiences of domestic violence and abuse. This book is essential reading for all those studying, researching or working in the field of domestic violence and abuse. The clarity and accessibility of the discussion of survey methods will be appreciated by anyone wanting to strengthen their grasp of quantitative research.

Nicky Stanley, Emerita Professor of Social Work
University of Lancashire

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