Latent sibling violence
Rypi, Anna LU and Burcar Alm, Veronika LU
(2023)
In International Review of Victimology
- Abstract
This article analyses latent violence to highlight important aspects of our empirical data: qualitative interviews with women who have been subjected to violence by their siblings. The concept points to the fear experienced by victims in close relationships, and the adaptations they make to avoid violence. Although the concept has been applied to family and intimate partner violence, it is also useful to describe sibling violence. Latent violence occurs when violence is not openly acknowledged; indeed, sibling violence often goes unnoticed. This invisibility can be associated with experiences of powerlessness and unpredictability for victims, who may have difficulty defining their experiences. While we emphasize the vulnerability... (More)
This article analyses latent violence to highlight important aspects of our empirical data: qualitative interviews with women who have been subjected to violence by their siblings. The concept points to the fear experienced by victims in close relationships, and the adaptations they make to avoid violence. Although the concept has been applied to family and intimate partner violence, it is also useful to describe sibling violence. Latent violence occurs when violence is not openly acknowledged; indeed, sibling violence often goes unnoticed. This invisibility can be associated with experiences of powerlessness and unpredictability for victims, who may have difficulty defining their experiences. While we emphasize the vulnerability described in the interviews, we also highlight and explore the interviewees’ strategies of resistance. Our interviewees describe how they created alternative safe spaces in spite of the violent context in which they lived, including the use of hideouts and secret refuges, outdoor places as well as fantasy spaces or escape plans. Their strategies show that children subject to latent sibling violence should be understood not as passive victims, but as actively strategizing to cope with situations that many cannot escape due to their age and lack of parental understanding.
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- author
- Rypi, Anna
LU
and Burcar Alm, Veronika
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- family violence, latent violence, neglect, Sibling violence, social problem, victim, violence
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- International Review of Victimology
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- scopus:85174190202
- ISSN
- 0269-7580
- DOI
- 10.1177/02697580231197693
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 26cb1cae-7d8e-44d9-a877-e718425c6cc8
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- 2023-12-14 13:48:30
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keywords = {{family violence; latent violence; neglect; Sibling violence; social problem; victim; violence}},
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series = {{International Review of Victimology}},
title = {{Latent sibling violence}},
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year = {{2023}},
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