Wounds women wear: validating the effects of emotional abuse

McNenly, K. (1999). Wounds women wear: validating the effects of emotional abuse. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:2876

Title: Wounds women wear: validating the effects of emotional abuse
Author: McNenly, Kelly
Call Number: LE3 .A278 1999
Date: 1999
Supervisor: MacKinnon, David
Degree Grantor: Acadia University
Degree Name: Master of Education
Degree Level: Masters
Discipline: Counselling
Affiliation: Education
Abstract: This study examines the phenomenon of emotional abuse and reviews the influences that have shaped its existence. The voices of two survivors speak to this issue through in-depth interviews. Symbolic interactionism provides the framework for understanding this phenomenon as interpreted by the participants. The prevalent question of why women stay in these relationships is explored by considering the influences of symbols, language and perspective in relation to how women are able or unable to act as agents of change. A deeper understanding of emotional abuse serves to validate its impact and to initiate processes for improving the plight of women and the wounds they wear.
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