Bolton, Robert and Leane, Máire and Ó Súilleabháin, Fiachra and Edwards, Claire and Fennell, Caroline (2024) "Wherever there's men, it can happen": constructions of violence against women by young adults in Ireland. Violence Against Women, 30, (5), pp. 1175-1197. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221150273.
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Given the growing concern about perpetration of violence against women (VAW) amongst young adults, this article examines how a sample ( = 27) of Irish young adults (18-24 years) construct the term VAW. Participants drew on personal experiences to describe the term and were cognisant of the gendered perpetration of domestic, psychological, and sexual violence. A group of participants, however, constructed narrow understandings of VAW that did not align with their routinized experiences of unwanted touching and sexual microaggressions. We call for initiatives to enable young adults to name and link together different forms of VAW.
L Social psychology and related concepts > Social context
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Intimate partner abuse (domestic violence)
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Sexual violence
T Demographic characteristics > Woman (women / female)
T Demographic characteristics > Young adult
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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