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Power and Control Wheel 

Power and Control Wheel 

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For the past three decades intimate partner abuse has received growing attention as a major social problem with its roots in socially structured systemic inequalities. However, much of the intimate partner abuse literature lacks adequate attention to issues of diversity, and more specifically fails to address how structural underpinnings beyond gen...

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... (2000) and Horton and Williamson (1988) for more information on how different spiritual = religious groups intersect with IPA. Very little attention has been paid to the role of religion in IPA (Horton & Williamson, 1988). Consequently, religious = spiritual groups are overwhel- mingly in denial and silent when it comes to IPA (Horton & Williamson, 1988), which poses additional barriers to religious = spiritual victims leaving their abusive relationship. Many religious and spiritual groups share common values and beliefs about relationships (e.g., the sanctity of marriage, role of wife in the relationship, rehabilitation of abusers) and about the roles, obligations, and responsibilities of religious versus secular communities in attending to issues of mental health. These values and beliefs can serve to potentially transform the dynamics of IPA and the tactics available to the abuser. For many people in the world, religious = spiritual beliefs profoundly influence their worldview (Richards & Bergin, 2000). People’s beliefs about the sanctity of marriage, the roles of a husband and a wife in a committed relationship, and the potential for rehabilitation of the perpetrator are often strongly influenced by the teachings and writings of their religious = spiritual tradition. For example, some religious = spiritual traditions (e.g., certain Christian denominations) hold that even in the face of abuse, women must not separate from or divorce their partners (Stotland, 2000). Women may be encouraged to deny abuse because it goes against family values and is perceived as bring disgrace to one’s community or cultural group (Spitzer, 1995). Additionally, many religions = spiritualities have their roots in patriarchal beliefs that prescribe the man’s role as the head of the household and the women’s role as caretaker. For example, in some religions = spiritualities women define themselves by their roles as a wife, mother, and peacekeeper, even if it means shouldering the burden of abuse in order to keep the family intact (e.g., Christianity, Islam, Judaism; Spitzer, 1995). Similarly, according to the Koran, IPA may be seen as an appropriate response to a wife’s ‘‘misbe- havior’’ (p. 167), suggesting that men who engage in IPA are following ‘‘God’s commandments’’ (p. 168) because Additionally, some religious doctrines instruct that it is the victim’s duty to forgive, and that an abuser should be prayed for. For example, consider the following excerpt: Consequently, abused women may feel powerless to set change into motion and = or prefer to tolerate an abusive relationship rather than effect change (reflecting a belief that attempts to create change are seen as ‘‘arrogance before God’’; Zambrano, 1985, p. 288). Overwhelmingly victims of IPA have received responses from clergy reiterating the subordination of women in the familial context and the sanctity of marriage (Horton & Williamson, 1988). Consequently, victims are often reticent to bring abuse to the attention of spiritual = religious leaders. In addition, many spiritual = religious leaders hesitate to refer members of their congregation to mental health professionals out of fear that secular therapists will question or undermine their clients’ religious = spiritual beliefs (Richards & Bergin, 2000). Despite the movement in multicultural and feminist psychology to take into account a client’s context, issues of religion and spirituality have not been adequately addressed (Theodore, 1984). Mental health professionals are often largely ill prepared to treat religious = spiritual individuals, especially clients presenting with IPA (Bishop, 1992). Barriers to leaving the abusive relationship can be multiplied when one identifies with both a religion = spirituality and a racial = ethnic group that are stig- matized (e.g., a Black Jewish woman). Additionally, being classified in a socioeconomic strata that is not consistent with attributions and stereotypes of your religious = spiritual affiliation(s) (e.g., impoverished Jewish victims) can complicate leaving an abusive relationship because the few resources that do exist are likely ill prepared to respond to within-group diversity. Furthermore, in many religious = spiritual communities, a nonheterosexual orientation can be problematic (Garnets & Kimmel, 1993). Typically there is a pull to align oneself with only one of the identities (Bridges, Selvidge, & Matthews, 2003). Consequently, this can lead to increased isolation in the abusive relationship and fewer possible resources if one is to leave the abusive relationship. The Power and Control Wheel (Pence & Paymer, 1993), a commonly used model with both victims and abusers of IPA, was developed based on the experiences of more than 200 victims at a Duluth battered women’s shelter. The Power and Control Wheel illustrates that IPA is made up of a series of behaviors or actions that a perpetrator utilizes to maintain power and control over his romantic partner (see Figure 1). At the core of the Power and Control Wheel is the perpetrator’s goal of acquiring and sustaining control over his partner’s behaviors, cognitions, and emotions. Each segment of the wheel illustrates one of the ‘‘tactics’’ that a perpetrator may use to control his partner. The eight tactics presented in the Power and Control Wheel include (a) using intimidation (e.g., making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures); (b) using emotional abuse (e.g., making her think she’s crazy); (c) using isolation (e.g., controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes); (d) minimizing, denying, and blaming (e.g., making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously); (e) using children (e.g., making her feel guilty about the children); (f) using male privilege (e.g., acting like the ‘‘master of the castle’’); (g) using economic abuse (e.g., giving her an allowance); and (h) using coercion and threats (e.g., making and = or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her. Interestingly, not only have abused women identified these tactics enacted against them, but perpetrators have also acknowledged using the same tactics (Shepard, 1988). The outermost ring of the wheel illustrates the function of physical and sexual violence in sup- porting the power and control tactics. While physical abuse and = or sexual abuse may be infrequent and sporadic, the looming threat of these forms of abuse strengthens the power of the other tactics on the wheel. In other words, the inability to predict these behaviors inevitably drives victims to be hypervigilant about meeting the abuser’s needs, wants, whims, and expectations (Pence & Paymer, 1993). Several individual attempts have been made to integrate issues of race = ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion = spirituality into the Power and Control Wheel. Tactics, as presented in the original Power and Control Wheel, have been (a) reworded to make them more relevant to different groups, (b) translated into different languages, and = or (c) added, subtracted, or modified to address issues unique to specific populations. Variations of the Power and Control Wheel specific to the various identities and their inherent limitations are described in more detail in the following sections. S EXUAL ORIENTATION Multiple efforts have been made to modify the original Power and Control Wheel to address how homophobia is employed as a form of power and control within the context of abusive intimate relationships. Roe and Jagodinsky (1995) added examples to each of the original tactics exemplifying how homophobia can be used to alter the tactics. For example, they added, ‘‘say- ing no one will believe you because you are a lesbian or gay man’’ to the ‘‘Using Isolation’’ tactic. In addition, the tactic ‘‘Using Male Privilege’’ was reworded to read ‘‘Using Privilege’’ or ‘‘Entitlement.’’ Almeida, Woods, Font, & Messineo (1992) advocated for two additional tactics that they believed to be relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) populations: ‘‘using physical abuse,’’ ‘‘spiritual = religious abuse.’’ A GE Similarly, limited attempts have been made to address the unique issues facing IPA victims later in life. The Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence (WCADV; 1998) developed a variation of the Power and Control Wheel, Family Violence in Later Life. This variation places an increased emphasis on the role of support and safety in later life by integrating examples that are relevant for older victims into existing tactics (e.g., abusing dependencies, neglect). In addition to a variation of the Power and Control Wheel for Elderly and Disabled individuals, the Minnesota Center for Violence and Abuse has a variation for Teens and Children. R ACE = ETHNICITY Variations to the Power and Control Wheel that address race = ethnicity do so by either translating the same wheel into different languages (e.g., Spanish or Hmong) or by altering the entire wheel to be applicable only to the community for which it was developed. For example, the Creator Wheel (1990) was developed by the Mending of the Sacred Hoop STOP Violence against Indian Women Technical Assistance Project to address Native populations (Mending the Sacred Hoop, n.d). The goal of this project was to utilize the traditions of Native communities to address the unique context in which violence against Native women occurs. The Creator Wheel incorporates Native values (e.g., economic partnership, fairness) and traditions (e.g., being kind to others) by offering alternative tactics (e.g., ‘‘shared responsibility’’ and ‘‘responsible parenting’’ as alternatives to ‘‘male privilege’’ and ‘‘using children’’). The Minnesota Center for Violence and Abuse developed a Power and Control Wheel for Immigrants that includes the same tactics as the original Power and Control Wheel but lists the ways in which each power and control tactic can present as ...

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