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Women at risk : domestic violence and women's health /
Battering by men is the most significant cause of injury to women in our society. It is also a major cause of child abuse, murder, substance abuse and female suicide attempts. This volume, the result of 15 years of research conducted by the authors - a social worker and physician respectively - expl...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications,
©1996.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Battering by men is the most significant cause of injury to women in our society. It is also a major cause of child abuse, murder, substance abuse and female suicide attempts. This volume, the result of 15 years of research conducted by the authors - a social worker and physician respectively - explores the theoretical perspectives of this dramatic expression of male domination, together with health consequences for women and clinical interventions. The authors found that the traditional resources women turn to for help reinforce male domination: the medical, psychiatric and behavioural pro. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781452247151 1452247153 9781483345376 1483345378 132228346X 9781322283463 |