“If I Killed You, I'd Get the Kids”: Women's Survival and Protection Work with Child Custody and Access in the Context of Woman Abuse
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Women who are parenting children often prioritize their children's safety, health and well-being, sometimes over their own.
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- Authors
- Varcoe, C., & Irwin, L. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Varcoe, Colleen
- ORCID
- Varcoe, Colleen
- Venue
- Qualitative Sociology
- Published
- 2004-03
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 77-99
- ISSN
- 0162-0436 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7837
- OpenAlex
- W2043725376
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 15 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 2.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Qualitative Sociology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Law › Family and Matrimonial Law
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, domestic violence, child custody, child visitation rights, women's survival strategies, gender-based violence, gender neutrality, women's employment, father-child relationship, gender analysis, child protection, family law policy
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