Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
J Interpers Violence. 2019 Nov;34(21-22):4687-4712. doi: 10.1177/0886260516676474. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
The objective of this article is to analyze how women who have been victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) position themselves in relation to the image of the "ideal victim" and how gender is constructed in that positioning. There is a need for a gender analysis framework to understand how various forms of femininity are constructed and how narratives linked to this can either maintain a woman in an abusive relationship or encourage her to leave. Christie's theory of the "ideal victim" and Connell's gender theory are applied in this study, in which the narratives of 14 female IPV victims in Sweden are analyzed using a narrative method. Three strings of narratives, representing different forms of femininity, are revealed in the material. The master narrative of the ideal victim reveals a form of femininity that describes women as inferior in relation to men. In the alternative narrative, the narrator positions herself as inferior in relation to the offender but discusses resistance. She describes herself as a caring mother who risks a great deal to protect her children. In the counter-narrative, the narrator positions herself as strong and independent in relation to the offender and as a strong and caring mother. The positioning of different narrators may shift depending on the duration of the relationship and the type of violence. The narrator may also take different positions during different phases of the story. However, the dominant narrative among the narrators is the story of the caring mother, which may have several functions and can partially be understood as a sign of the strong discourse of motherhood in society. The study contributes to a more profound understanding of the complexity related to women's own positioning and reveals that awareness is required when attempting to understand the narratives and behavior of abused women.
本文旨在分析遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的女性如何将自己定位在“理想受害者”的形象中，以及在这种定位中如何构建性别。需要一个性别分析框架来理解各种形式的女性气质是如何构建的，以及与这种构建相关的叙述如何既能使女性保持在虐待关系中，也能鼓励她离开。克里斯蒂的“理想受害者”理论和康奈尔的性别理论在这项研究中得到了应用，该研究采用叙事方法分析了瑞典 14 名 IPV 女性受害者的叙述。在材料中揭示了三种代表不同形式女性气质的叙述线索。理想受害者的主导叙述揭示了一种将女性描述为相对于男性处于劣势的女性气质。在替代叙述中，叙述者将自己相对于施害者的位置描述为劣势，但讨论了抵抗。她将自己描述为一个关爱孩子的母亲，为了保护孩子，她冒着很大的风险。在反叙述中，叙述者将自己相对于施害者的位置描述为强大和独立，以及一个坚强和关爱的母亲。不同叙述者的定位可能会根据关系的持续时间和暴力的类型而变化。叙述者也可能在故事的不同阶段采取不同的立场。然而，叙述者中占主导地位的叙述是关爱母亲的故事，这个故事可能有几个功能，部分可以理解为社会上强大的母性话语的标志。这项研究有助于更深入地理解与女性自身定位相关的复杂性，并揭示了在试图理解受虐妇女的叙述和行为时需要有意识。
