Domestic violence and psychology a critical perspective

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Domestic violence : the material context -- What is domestic abuse? -- Psychology, feminism, and ideology : where do we go from here? -- Discursive constructions of domestic violence and abuse -- The social construction of domestic abuse : myths, legends, and formula stories -- Public perceptions and moral tales -- Lived experience and the "material-discursive-intra-psychic" self -- Domestic abuse across generations : intra-psychic dimensions -- "Doing" domestic violence : dilemmas of care and blame.