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The Illusion of Love: Why the Battered Woman Returns to Her Abuser
David Celani
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Description for The Illusion of Love: Why the Battered Woman Returns to Her Abuser
Paperback. Examines the attraction between abuser and victim which results in disorders and dangerous attractions on both sides, considering the typical personalities involved in patterns of neglect. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JMAL; JMS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in our society that has only recently come to be acknowledged in public discussion. Though many see it as a social and political problem grounded in unequal gender roles, this level of analysis fails to explain adequately why many battered women return to their abusers despite intense suffering and the certainty of more physical violence. The Illusion of Love challenges the prevailing model, which views the victim of abuse as a normal woman who is unable to escape from her batterer due to the effects of terror and psychological collapse. Instead, David Celani ... Read more
Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in our society that has only recently come to be acknowledged in public discussion. Though many see it as a social and political problem grounded in unequal gender roles, this level of analysis fails to explain adequately why many battered women return to their abusers despite intense suffering and the certainty of more physical violence. The Illusion of Love challenges the prevailing model, which views the victim of abuse as a normal woman who is unable to escape from her batterer due to the effects of terror and psychological collapse. Instead, David Celani ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231100373
SKU
V9780231100373
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About David Celani
David P. Celani is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Vermont.
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