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Interpersonal violence and abuse in young people’s relationships in five European countries: online and offline normalisation of heteronormativity

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Qualitative interviews with 91 young people aged 13–18 in Bulgaria, Cyprus, England, Italy and Norway explored their experiences of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA). Some young women experienced extensive offline sexual pressure and young women were substantially more negatively affected by IPVA than young men. The data revealed that online space has created new mechanisms of control and surveillance that can intensify the impact of offline abuse. Analysing the data in the light of existing theories of cultural violence and coercive control, we explore both the normalising influence of prevailing heteronormative models of femininity and masculinity as well as young people’s agency to resist such normalisation.

Source: Journal of Gender-Based Violence

DOI: 10.1332/239868018x15263879270302

Authors: Nadia Aghtaie, Cath Larkins, Christine Barte, Nicky Stanley, Marsha Wood, Carolina Øverlien

Institutions: University of Bristol, University of Lancashire, University of Bath, Stockholm University

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission