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Malin Åkerström

Malin Åkerström

Professor emerita

Malin Åkerström

Being family and friends to abused women–a qualitative study of digital media in intimate partner violence.

Author

  • Susanne Boethius
  • Malin Åkerström

Editor

  • Dirk vom Lehn
  • Will Gibson
  • Natalia Ruiz-Junco

Summary, in English

In research on intimate partner violence, most studies focus on those who are abused. In this chapter, we focus on how families, friends, relatives, and employers of abuse victims interact through the use of smartphones, social media platforms, apps, and other internet-connected devices. We discuss how digital technology is integrated into the lives of domestic abuse victims and their social networks: friends, relatives, family, and coworkers. Digital technology has increased the reach of abuse in close relationships, extending the troubles beyond the borders of the couple immediately involved and providing new ways and opportunities for perpetrators to be present even when physically absent.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Pages

25-41

Publication/Series

People, Technology, and Social Organization: Interactionist Studies of Everyday Life

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781032230689
  • ISBN: 9781003277750