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Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse
Michele A. Paludi (Ed.)
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Description for Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse
Hardcover. A team of educators, counselors, and scholars examine the widespread problem of sexual assault and abuse in the United States from a legal, criminal justice, psychological, clinical, and legislative perspective. Editor(s): Paludi, Michele A.; Denmark, Florence L. Num Pages: 719 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JHBK; LNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1451.
A team of educators, counselors, and scholars examine the widespread problem of sexual assault and abuse in the United States from a legal, criminal justice, psychological, clinical, and legislative perspective. The statistics on sexual abuse in the United States suggest that such crimes are perceived as socially acceptable, despite laws to the contrary. Thirty percent of women are battered at least once in their adult lives, while four million girls and women are trafficked annually. Seventy-five percent of employed battered women are harassed at their jobs by abusive husbands or lovers and half of them are murdered by these ... Read more
A team of educators, counselors, and scholars examine the widespread problem of sexual assault and abuse in the United States from a legal, criminal justice, psychological, clinical, and legislative perspective. The statistics on sexual abuse in the United States suggest that such crimes are perceived as socially acceptable, despite laws to the contrary. Thirty percent of women are battered at least once in their adult lives, while four million girls and women are trafficked annually. Seventy-five percent of employed battered women are harassed at their jobs by abusive husbands or lovers and half of them are murdered by these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
719
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313379703
SKU
V9780313379703
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About Michele A. Paludi (Ed.)
Michele A. Paludi is president of Human Resources Management Solutions and participating faculty at Union Graduate College, Schenectady, NY. Paludi is series editor for Praeger's Women's Psychology and Women and Careers in Management. Florence L. Denmark is Robert S. Pace Distinguished Research Professor and adjunct professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, NY.
Reviews for Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse
Timely and comprehensive for all college and high school students, as well as victim advocates in any setting. These two volumes could be cataloged in adult nonfiction in addition to reference use.
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