Battered and bruised : a case study illustrating the complex nature of a woman's separation from her physically abusive husband

Includes bibliography.This research study employed the single case-study method with the aim of illustrating the complex nature of a woman's separation from her physically abusive husband. An alternative framework for analysis is proposed, which incorporates literature stemming from psychoanaly...

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Main Author: Lewis, Graeme (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2002
In:Year: 2002
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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