Explaining Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation violence against Canadian Women: Application of a structural violence approach
Authors: Jeanette Somlak Pedersen, Lorraine HHalinka Malcoe, and Jane Pulkingham
Overview
Abstract (English)
Adopting a structural violence approach, we analyzed 2004 Canadian General Social Survey data to examine Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Aboriginal women had 4.12 times higher odds of postseparation IPV than non-Aboriginal women (p < .001). Coercive control and age explained most of this inequality. The final model included Aboriginal status, age, a seven-item coercive control index, and stalking, which reduced the odds ratio for Aboriginal status to 1.92 (p = .085) and explained 70.5% of the Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequality in postseparation IPV. Research and action are needed that challenge structural violence, especially colonialism and its negative consequences.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Jeanette Somlak Pedersen, Lorraine HHalinka Malcoe, and Jane Pulkingham |
Publication Year | 2013 |
Title | Explaining Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation violence against Canadian Women: Application of a structural violence approach |
Volume | 19 |
Journal Name | Violence Against Women |
Number | 8 |
Pages | 1034-1058 |
Publication Language | English |
- Jeanette Somlak Pedersen
- Jeanette Somlak Pedersen, Lorraine HHalinka Malcoe, and Jane Pulkingham
- Explaining Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation violence against Canadian Women: Application of a structural violence approach
- Violence Against Women
- 19
- 2013
- 8
- 1034-1058