Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands by L... - 9780367705060

Taylor & Francis

Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific IslandsAuthor(s): Lois Bastide, Denis Regnier\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367705060, 978-0367705060\nSynopsis\nThe Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of family violence in the world. Addressing the contemporary mutations of Pacific Island families and the shifting understandings of violence in the context of rapid social change, this book investigates the conflict dynamics generated by these transformations. \n\nThe contributors draw from detailed case studies in a range of Pacific territories to examine family violence in relation to the social, economic and political situation of native populations as well as individual, collective and institutional responses to the development of violence within and upon the family. They focus on vernacular understandings, conflicting social norms, the emergence of different types of violent patterns, the impact.