1. In your own words, how would you describe
what is a discourse is?
2. What are the names of the six participants
in the Baly (2010) study?
3. Which of the six participants faced abuse while
being in an intimate relationship(s)?
4. Did any of the participants faced non-intimate partner abuse? Please provide the name or names of
said person or persons.
5. Did any of the participants successfully
leave their abusive relationships?
6. What are the discourses that maintain the participants in abusive relationships? What are the
feature or aspects of the
discourses that maintain women in abusive relationships?
7. Could you briefly describe the culturally derived discourse that informed one participant’s situation
(hint, think traditional
authority a la Max Weber).
8. What are the two key dilemmas that the
participants face (hint, cf, p. 2304
and p. 2305)?
9. What are the discourses that help women leave
abusive relationships? What are their key features?
10. What function does withdrawal and reevaluation play over the course of the participants
relationships (hint, cf, p. 2307)?
11. What is the role of “trigger” or “excuse” in the participant’s intimate relationships (hint, cf, p. 2307)?
12. Does Baly (2010) offer any treatment
intervention suggestions for professionals with whom an
abused person seeks counsel from (hint, cf, p. 2311)?
Reference
Baly, A. R. (2010). Leaving abusive relationships: Constructions of
self and situation by abused
women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(12), 2297-2315.
