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Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence against Women
Walter S. Dekeseredy
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Description for Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence against Women
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the social-science literature on one of the most significant threats to women's health and well-being today - abuse at the hands of their partners. The author provides a description of why and how men abuse women in myriad ways during and after a separation or divorce. Series: Gender and Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 b/w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Abusive Endings offers a thorough analysis of the social-science literature on one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today-abuse at the hands of their male partners. The authors provide a moving description of why and how men abuse women in myriad ways during and after a separation or divorce. The material is punctuated with the stories and voices of both perpetrators and survivors of abuse, as told to the authors over many years of fieldwork. Written in a highly readable fashion, this book will be a useful resource for researchers, practitioners, activists, and policy ... Read more
Abusive Endings offers a thorough analysis of the social-science literature on one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today-abuse at the hands of their male partners. The authors provide a moving description of why and how men abuse women in myriad ways during and after a separation or divorce. The material is punctuated with the stories and voices of both perpetrators and survivors of abuse, as told to the authors over many years of fieldwork. Written in a highly readable fashion, this book will be a useful resource for researchers, practitioners, activists, and policy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gender and Justice
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285750
SKU
V9780520285750
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About Walter S. Dekeseredy
Walter S. DeKeseredy is Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at West Virginia University. Molly Dragiewicz is Associate Professor in the School of Justice, Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology. Martin D. Schwartz is Professional Lecturer in the ... Read more
Reviews for Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence against Women
A well-written and well- organized review of extant studies on violence against women. ... Everyone should read this book and reflect on the devastation that violence against women continues to cause to our societies.
Contemporary Sociology Abusive Endings is written by self-proclaimed feminist scholars and practitioners who indeed challenge our beliefs and fuel our appetite for knowledge. It is ... Read more
Contemporary Sociology Abusive Endings is written by self-proclaimed feminist scholars and practitioners who indeed challenge our beliefs and fuel our appetite for knowledge. It is ... Read more