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Narratives of Childhood Domestic Violence explores young womenâs accounts of transitions to young adulthood after domestic abuse in childhood, from a psychological perspective.

The book centres a dialogue about epistemic justice and how experiences of violence that are marginal, marginalised, and less easily understood through dominant discourses, can be listened to and heard. Taking a critical feminist psychological approach, Frances examines gendered and socio-culturally located narrative practices, arguing that narratives about change and transition in young adulthood after childhood domestic violence both re-inscribe societal narratives that can be constraining, as well as present stories of resistance and hope. The book draws attention to the difficulties of being heard and understood when articulating an experience that sits in tension with normative expectations and trajectories for families and children growing up within them. It also examines how tensions in st

Narratives of Childhood Domestic Violence

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 4 January 2025
      ISBN-13 9781032493169
      978-1032493169
      ISBN-10 103249316X
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      Child abuse

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      Book Synopsis

      Narratives of Childhood Domestic Violence explores young womenâs accounts of transitions to young adulthood after domestic abuse in childhood, from a psychological perspective.

      The book centres a dialogue about epistemic justice and how experiences of violence that are marginal, marginalised, and less easily understood through dominant discourses, can be listened to and heard. Taking a critical feminist psychological approach, Frances examines gendered and socio-culturally located narrative practices, arguing that narratives about change and transition in young adulthood after childhood domestic violence both re-inscribe societal narratives that can be constraining, as well as present stories of resistance and hope. The book draws attention to the difficulties of being heard and understood when articulating an experience that sits in tension with normative expectations and trajectories for families and children growing up within them. It also examines how tensions in st

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