Citation

Meth P. Geoforum 2003; 34(3): 317-327.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0016-7185(03)00005-8

PMID

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Abstract

An examination of domestic violence and where it takes place provides significant insight into debates about the meaning of home. It is argued here that discussions of domestic violence could make more use of feminist geographers' and development theorists' analyses of the home. Examining the experiences of homeless and insecurely housed women in Durban, the paper aims to explore ideas of 'home' implicit in much research on domestic violence and argues that these ideas require further examination. The paper focuses on three assumptions about the home (in experiences of domestic violence); namely, the home as a formal material space, the home as private, and the domicile as home. In conclusion the paper argues for a more nuanced understanding of home.