In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2020, vol. 1, no. 3, p. Article: 1.3
Domestic violence has become a current topic in politics and science. Research in recent decades has brought to light its extent, possible causes and consequences. In order to assess the socio-political relevance of the topic, a quantifying perspective is usually used as a basis. This article argues that such a perspective is hardly able to grasp the multilayered complexity of domestic violence....
|
In: International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2016, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 127-140
Violence causes physical and mental harm to others, and victims must find ways of coping with their injuries. Since the middle of the 20th century, the effects of violence and crime on the victim have become an increasingly important topic in politics and society. Many countries in the industrialised world have enacted programmes and laws designed to uphold the needs and rights of victims....
|
In: Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2011, vol. 37, no. 3, p. 481-505
Conflicts in organizations take place in the field between the micro-social (individual action) and meso-social (organisational conditions). This article analyzes processes of conflict among residents of a women's shelter in Switzerland from an organizational sociology perspective. Using an ethnographic approach the dynamics of these conflicts are elaborated and related to the organizational...
|
