Violence Against Women : Myths, Facts, Controversies /

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In Violence Against Women, award-winning author Walter S. DeKeseredy offers a passionate but well-documented sociological overview of a sobering problem. He starts by outlining the scope of the challenge and debunks current attempts to label intimate violence as gender neutral. He then lays bare the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Violence against.
Violence in men.
Abused women > Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Violence chez l'homme.
Femmes victimes de violence > Psychologie.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Femmes > Violence envers > Canada.
Women > Violence against > Canada.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What is violence against women?
  • It often hurts to be a woman in Canada
  • "But women do it too!": understanding women's use of violence in intimate relationships
  • "Who would do such a thing?": explaining violence against women in Canada
  • Why can't abused women leave home?
  • The consequences of violence against women
  • "What can we do?": policy options

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