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Dekeseredy, Walter, Schwartz, Professor Martin - Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) - 9780813545196 - V9780813545196
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Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society)

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Description for Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) Paperback. Series Editor(s): Michalowski, Raymond J. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Decade after decade, violence against women has gained more attention from scholars, policy makers, and the general public. Social scientists in particular have contributed significant empirical and theoretical understandings to this issue.

Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. This groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from the brutality of urban living. Identifying hidden crimes of economic blackmail and psychological mistreatment, and the complex relationship between patriarchy and abuse, Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz propose concrete and effective solutions, giving voice to women ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Critical Issues in Crime and Society
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813545196
SKU
V9780813545196
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Dekeseredy, Walter, Schwartz, Professor Martin
Walter S. DeKeseredy is a professor of criminology, justice, and policy studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of the Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award from the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT).

Reviews for Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society)
"This book deserves a special place among the panoply of new scholarship on rural crime. Innovative and multi-dimensional, Dangerous Exits sounds a powerful call for action and policy change."
from the foreword by Joseph F. Donnermeyer "Dangerous Exits is a critically important book that details the often invisible terror that many rural women face in their own homes. This ... Read more

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