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Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Against Men: Voices of Victimization Among Ex-Servicemen of the British Armed Forces

Taylor, Paul; Keeling, June; Mottershead, Richard

Authors

Paul Taylor

Richard Mottershead



Abstract

This study presents the personal testimonies of male British ex-Armed Forces personnel who have experienced violence and abuse victimization that was perpetrated by civilian female partners. In this research, we argue that to embark upon any understanding of the domestic lives of military personnel, an appreciation of the linkages to the cultural context of the military institution is necessary. Understanding the influence of the military institution beyond the military domain is crucial. We unveil the nature and character of the violence and abuse and how the servicemen negotiated their relationships. In doing so, we highlight the embodiment of military discipline, skills, and tactics in the home—not ones of violence which may be routinely linked to military masculinities; rather ones of restraint, tolerance, stoicism, and the reduction of a threat to inconsequential individual significance.

Citation

Taylor, P., Keeling, J., & Mottershead, R. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Against Men: Voices of Victimization Among Ex-Servicemen of the British Armed Forces. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 27(2), 119-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137317717964

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jul 7, 2017
Publication Date 2019-04
Deposit Date May 30, 2023
Journal Illness, Crisis & Loss
Print ISSN 1054-1373
Electronic ISSN 1552-6968
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 27
Issue 2
Pages 119-142
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137317717964
Keywords Sociology and Political Science; Health (social science)