Engaging Men in Domestic Violence Prevention: Building a Collective-Cultures Approach

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dc.contributor.advisorEste, David
dc.contributor.authorLorenzetti, Liza
dc.contributor.committeememberWalsh, Christine
dc.contributor.committeememberBadry, Dorothy
dc.contributor.committeememberNelson, Fiona
dc.contributor.committeememberNixon, Kendra
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T22:18:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T22:18:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe United Nations and the World Health Organization recognized domestic violence as the most severe form of gender-based violence. While men are the primary perpetrators of sexual abuse and domestic violence causing injury and death, preventing domestic violence is commonly viewed as a woman’s issue. Research emphasizes that socialization towards male dominance in both public and private spheres and intergenerational patterns of abuse contribute to intimate partner violence. A growing body of literature also suggests that domestic violence can be influenced by colonization; racism; migration and resettlement; and class/poverty, among other forms of structural inequality. Within the last two decades, there has been an increase in the number of initiatives by men to address domestic violence; however, research in this area is limited. In particular, there is a need for Canadian studies on promising approaches to engaging men in violence prevention that incorporate Canada’s multicultural and Indigenous contexts. This dissertation used a feminist participatory action research framework grounded in an intersectionality analysis to engage 20 community men and five women violence prevention leaders in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Through this work, a collective-cultures theoretical/practice model was developed that reflects a multi-layered and multi-faceted approach to domestic violence prevention. This model and other collective knowledge from the study were used to promote men’s leadership roles and address domestic violence from an intersectional lens. The emergence of a male-led violence prevention group, Men’s Action Network Calgary, was an important outcome of the research. This study contributes to the exploration of new and potentially innovative ways to prevent domestic violence and reduce its impact.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLorenzetti, L. (2016). Engaging Men in Domestic Violence Prevention: Building a Collective-Cultures Approach (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25892en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25892
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3598
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySocial Work
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.subject.classificationdomestic violence preventionen_US
dc.subject.classificationengaging menen_US
dc.subject.classificationfeminist participatory action research (FPAR)en_US
dc.subject.classificationIntersectionalityen_US
dc.subject.classificationcollective culturesen_US
dc.subject.classificationMasculinityen_US
dc.titleEngaging Men in Domestic Violence Prevention: Building a Collective-Cultures Approach
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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