Learning From Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence: Decentering DV and the Primacy of Gender Stereotypes
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Barbara Phillips; Debby A. Phillips
- Source
- Violence Against Women. 16:291-312
- Subject
- Counseling
Male
Domestic Violence
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Coping (psychology)
Adolescent
Sociology and Political Science
Casual
Health Personnel
Psychological intervention
Child Behavior
Poison control
Health Promotion
Suicide prevention
Gender Studies
Professional Competence
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Medicine
Interpersonal Relations
Child
Health Education
Behavior
Stereotyping
Social work
business.industry
Human factors and ergonomics
Adolescent Behavior
Domestic violence
Female
business
Law
Social psychology
Prejudice
- Language
- ISSN
- 1552-8448
1077-8012
Up to 8 million American children witness domestic violence (DV) every year. Since this discovery in the mid-1980s, psychologists and social service professionals have conducted research with children exposed to DV. This ethnographic study expands on existing research by examining how youth exposed to DV perceive their experiences and staff interventions. Findings show they draw on gender stereotypes for behaviors, and these frequently resist DV education and the advocates’ suggestions for coping. Findings also showed the staff’s formal interventions with the youth contradict gender norms and their casual interactions with the youth often inadvertently reinforce stereotypical gender identities and behaviors.