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Health Inequities Related to Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Role of Social Policy in the United States, Germany, and Norway
Mandi M. Larsen
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Description for Health Inequities Related to Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Role of Social Policy in the United States, Germany, and Norway
hardcover. Series: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JPP; MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
This book examines the extent to which social position impacts exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether women with IPV exposure are more vulnerable to social inequities in health. At the intersection of sociological theories on health, gender, and policy, this book explores these issues against the social policy contexts of the United States, Germany, and Norway. It applies a conceptual framework which argues that differential exposure to IPV and differential vulnerability to poor health are two primary mechanisms driving health inequities for IPV survivors. Empirical analysis reveals context-specific nuances in the interactions of social position and IPV exposure ... Read more
This book examines the extent to which social position impacts exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether women with IPV exposure are more vulnerable to social inequities in health. At the intersection of sociological theories on health, gender, and policy, this book explores these issues against the social policy contexts of the United States, Germany, and Norway. It applies a conceptual framework which argues that differential exposure to IPV and differential vulnerability to poor health are two primary mechanisms driving health inequities for IPV survivors. Empirical analysis reveals context-specific nuances in the interactions of social position and IPV exposure ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Social Disparities in Health and Health Care
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319295633
SKU
V9783319295633
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About Mandi M. Larsen
For over a decade, Mandi Larsen has been working in the field of public health, with special emphases on the intersections between health, intimate partner violence (IPV), and social policy. After several years managing research and evaluation projects for a large victim services agency in New York City, she came to Germany in 2008 as a German Chancellor Fellow to ... Read more
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