Sociology, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Violence Against Women. 2012 Apr;18(4):459-81. doi: 10.1177/1077801212452049. Epub 2012 Jul 2.
A dichotomized picture of postseparation parents has emerged in family law that juxtaposes violent relationships with those that are "normal." Domestic violence scholars and advocates have played a role in reproducing this picture in their quest to secure protection for women and children. Although sympathetic, we argue this construction generates a number of problems: in particular, it obscures the gender power dynamics in relationships where women have not experienced violence. Interviews with separated mothers in dispute over contact arrangements reveal that there are significant continuities in the gender power dynamics they experience, despite differences in their exposure to male partner violence.
在家庭法中，出现了一种将离异父母一分为二的形象，将暴力关系与“正常”关系并列。家庭暴力学者和倡导者在寻求为妇女和儿童提供保护的过程中，在再现这种形象方面发挥了作用。尽管我们表示同情，但我们认为这种构建会产生一些问题：特别是，它掩盖了那些女性没有经历过暴力的关系中的性别权力动态。对在接触安排上存在争议的离异母亲的采访表明，尽管她们接触到男性伴侣暴力的程度不同，但她们所经历的性别权力动态仍存在很大的连续性。
