| Description |
xxvi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- Weaving the Fabric of Abuse -- Learned Hopefulness and Learned Helplessness -- Institutional Battering -- The Power of the Patriarchy -- Living With Fear -- The Force that Holds, Molds, and Controls -- Victimization -- Betrayed by the Tie that Binds -- Meltdown -- The Impact of Stress and Learned Helplessness -- Catalysts for Change -- Voices of Hope -- Survivors Speak |
| Summary |
Women suffer 2,100,000 injuries annually as a result of domestic violence compared to 522,000 injuries from car accidents and 131,120 injuries resulting from rape. These battered women face difficult decisions as a result of living in violent households. The most fundamental of these is the decision to stay or leave. Fear - both emotional and physical - is present in every case. Empirically based, yet accessibly written for mental health and social service practitioners, this powerful volume argues against blaming women for their victimization. It provides comprehensive and current theories on why women stay in abusive relationships - and why they leave. The authors examine learned helplessness, learned hopelessness, fear, post-traumatic stress, and the battered women's syndrome. Poignant case studies depict the heroic efforts of survivors to liberate themselves from the cultural mores, sexism, and specific learning patterns that entrapped them. An excellent resource, it is ideal for anyone seeking to better understand and address this pervasive social tragedy |
| Analysis |
Women Abuse |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references(p. 152-178) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-178) and index |
| Subject |
Abused wives -- United States -- Case studies.
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Abused wives -- United States.
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Abused women -- United States -- Case studies.
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Abused women -- United States.
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Battered woman syndrome -- United States -- Case studies.
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Wife abuse -- Psychological aspects.
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Wife abuse.
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Women.
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Spouse Abuse.
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Women.
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| Author |
LaViolette, Alyce D.
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| LC no. |
93012897 |
| ISBN |
0803953097 |
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0803953100 (paperback) |
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