"Intimate" violence against women: when spouses, partners or lovers attack

Violence against women : the extent of the problem / Brittney Nichols -- Dismantling the myths about intimate violence against women / Carol A. Grothues and Shelly L. Marmion -- Emotional abuse of women / Bobbie K. Burks -- Battered women / Paula K. Lundberg-Love and D. Karen Wilkerson -- Sexual ab...

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Contributors: Lundberg-Love, Paula K. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn.[u.a.] Praeger 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2194
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Keywords:
Women > Violence against > United States
Abused women > United States
Wife abuse > United States
Psychological abuse > United States
dating violence > United States
Sexual abuse victims > United States
USA > Partnerschaft > Häusliche Gewalt > Frau > Verbrechensopfer
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Summary:Violence against women : the extent of the problem / Brittney Nichols -- Dismantling the myths about intimate violence against women / Carol A. Grothues and Shelly L. Marmion -- Emotional abuse of women / Bobbie K. Burks -- Battered women / Paula K. Lundberg-Love and D. Karen Wilkerson -- Sexual abuse of women / Camille Ward and Paula Lundberg-Love -- Adult survivors of child sexual and emotional abuse / Paula K. Lundberg-Love -- Legal issues in intimate partner violence / D. Karen Wilkerson -- Therapeutic interventions for survivors / Carol Ann Broaddus, Melinda S. Hermanns, and Bobbie K. Burks -- Effects of class and culture on intimate partner violence / Shelly L. Marmion and Donna Lee Faulkner -- Global issues in violence against women / Shelly L. Marmion -- To the future / Shelly L. Marmion -- Appendix 1: Safety recommendations for victims of intimate partner violence -- Appendix 2: Recommendations to teens regarding dating violence -- Appendix 3: What parents should recognize about child sexual abuse -- Appendix 4: Legal and advocacy resources and related websites
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 235 S.
ISBN:0-275-98967-4