Choices Women Make: Agency in Domestic Violence, Assisted Reproduction, and Sex Work. By Carisa R. Showden. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. 312p. $75.00 cloth, $25.00 paper.

Abstract

from general ideal theory to institutional form is too big for one essay, or even one book. Perhaps it is better to keep general theory and institutional details apart. General theory can provide a background, but the specific mechanics of institutions and how they interact with responsibility, welfare, or equality are questions that cannot be regarded as instantiations of general theory.

Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia

“…Rao and Min, 2018). Discursive conditions in turn embrace prevailing norms and discourses (Showden, 2011) circulated through and modified in social interaction, and various kinds of cultural resources such as knowledge and media representations (Layder, 2006: 281). Norms and discourses reflect our societal values and expectations which selfreflexive individuals can, however, negotiate and respond to in varying ways (e.g.…”

“…To conclude, in order to choose from different options and fashion their lives in accordance with their aims and wishes, individuals need conditions that enable them to do so (Showden, 2011), such as conditions that guarantee their access to participation. Despite being attentive to the role of conditions, it is highly important to keep in mind that people living with dementia are not passive recipients of support but are individual persons and actors in society with their own abilities, interests and rights (Nedlund et al, 2019).…”

Non-abusing mothers’ agency after disclosure of the child’s extra-familial sexual abuse

“…Women's agency is intertwined with culture, including societal expectations, obligations, norms and control. Under the effect of such factors, they may often feel constrained and not agents in the full sense (Showden, 2011;Sorial and Poltera, 2015). More specifically, their actions are deeply influenced by their social interactions, which in turn are mediated by unbalanced formal and informal power relationships.…”

Uma abordagem relacional dos conflitos no contexto de judicialização da violência doméstica em Timor-Leste

“…O oposto da abordagem vitimizante reconhece os mecanismos de ação adotados pelas mulheres diante dos conflitos, ainda que a ação seja a resignação (Gregori 1993;Showden 2011). Resignar-se pode ser fruto tanto de uma impossibilidade multicausal, quanto de um ato ponderado -por diversos fatores -de não publicitar as agressões e de adotar outras formas de lidar com os conflitos: registrando denúncias que visam sobretudo modificar os comportamentos dos companheiros (Pasinato 2010) ou, em outras situações, revidar as agressões (Gregori 1993;Simião 2015a).…”

“…Resignar-se pode ser fruto tanto de uma impossibilidade multicausal, quanto de um ato ponderado -por diversos fatores -de não publicitar as agressões e de adotar outras formas de lidar com os conflitos: registrando denúncias que visam sobretudo modificar os comportamentos dos companheiros (Pasinato 2010) ou, em outras situações, revidar as agressões (Gregori 1993;Simião 2015a). Manter-se ou retirar-se das relações também têm sido indicadas como possibilidades de lidar com as agressões, o que, certamente, não quer dizer que se trate de "escolhas simples" (Gregori 1993;Showden 2011), mas que possuem uma racionalidade que pode fazer sentido e possuir valor próprio para mulheres em tais posições.…”