An Emancipatory Principle for Social Work With Survivors of Male Violence

This article describes a principle to guide direct practice with survivors of male violence—undermining oppressive beliefs. This principle politicizes what has been explained at the interpersonal level as one man's violence toward one woman and the woman's psychological struggle in its wake. It also explains the cultural-political infrastructure ofmale violence and makes visible the basic injustice that is often invisible because it is woven into the fabric of Western culture. The principle rests on social constructionist ideas and calls four narrative practice processes into action.