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Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by Laura L Otoole

Publisher Comments
This is the collection-at last!-that brings to bear on gender violence feminist-inspired resources that have been developed in many disciplines and from diverse political perspectives. Sets the standard of thinking about gender violence for years to come.... (read more)

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Next Time Shell Be Dead Revised Edition Batte Next Time Shell Be Dead Revised Edition Batte
by Ann Jones

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"A grim, well-researched primer of the damage done to women, not just by men they know but by the criminal-justice system that is supposed to help them..." (The Washington Post) Ann Jones riveting expose of how our society encourages violence against... (read more)

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Macho Paradox (06 Edition) Macho Paradox (06 Edition)
by Jackson Katz

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Violence against women is every man's issue.... (read more)

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Door of Hope Door of Hope
by Jan Frank

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Victims of abuse-any abuse-need to know how other people have made it through the recovery process. As a victim of incest herself, Jan Frank understands the myriad emotions that victims struggle with and offers ten proven stops toward recovery in Door of... (read more)

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Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
by Sandy K Wurtele

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The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the attention paid to the problem of child sexual abuse. Professionals from the social work, mental health, medical, academic, and legal fields are all involved in researching the prevalence, causes, and... (read more)

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What to Do When You Don't Want to Call the Cops: Or a Non-Adversarial Approach to Sexual Harassment What to Do When You Don't Want to Call the Cops: Or a Non-Adversarial Approach to Sexual Harassment
by Joan Kennedy Taylor

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Does it really help women to think of sexual harassment primarily as a legal issue?<P>High-profile sexual harassment suits, such as that of Paula Jones against President Clinton, are often life-changing events, with all parties coming away with... (read more)

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Somebody's Someone Somebody's Someone
by Regina Louise

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What happens to a child when her own parents reject and abandon her? At birth, Regina Louise is deposited by her mother in a foster home where she grows up with the constant specter of severe beatings and other harrowing abuses. But at 10 years old, this... (read more)

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Sex, Love, and Violence: Strategies for Transformation Sex, Love, and Violence: Strategies for Transformation
by Cloe Madanes

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The latest book by family therapist Madanes posits a constant struggle between love and violence in the family, especially in sexual relations, and presents advice on how to change the latter to the former, with clinical examples of the transformation... (read more)

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Beyond Our Control -- Rape Beyond Our Control -- Rape
by Leila Ra Sommerfeld

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A Biblical, Historical & Social Perspective about Rape. Restoration for women in recovery from the aftermath of rape and guidance for those who want to help them. A resource for survivors, friends, counselors, pastors, and sexual assult professionals.... (read more)

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Battered Woman Battered Woman
by Lenore E Walker

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"A major contribution to this subject. She is thorough, practical, compassionate, and authoritative. It is a reading must."--Phyllis... (read more)

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Women, Violence and Social Change Women, Violence and Social Change
by R Emerson Dobash

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"Women, Violence and Social Change" focuses on the often troubled relationship between the battered women's movement and government institutions and as such, makes a significant contribution to the study of violence against women. R. Emerson and Russell... (read more)

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Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus
by Peggy Sanday

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Go to Author's Homepage. "A classic. Fraternity Gang Rape is a fascinating analysis of how all male grousp such as fraternities or atheltics teams may create a rape culture where behavior occurs that few inidividuals acting alone would perpetrate. The... (read more)

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Clinical Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect Clinical Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect
by Lane J Veltkamp

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This book focuses on the problem of child abuse and neglect from the victimization to the courtroom, from the impact at the time of the abusive incident to adulthood, from methods helpful in reducing stress for children called upon to testify in court to... (read more)

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Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children
by Nancy J Napier

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296) and index.... (read more)

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The Savi Report: Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland The Savi Report: Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland
by Hannah Mcgee

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GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL SCIENCES / IRISH... (read more)

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Women of Shadow and Light Women of Shadow and Light
by Jan Goff-lafontaine

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Women in Shadow and Light offers an intimate glimpse of forty women?ages nineteen to ninety-five?who found the courage to triumph over trauma. Photographs combine with text to portray the essence of each woman's journey from the violence of sexual and... (read more)

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Transcendent Child Tales of Triumph Over Transcendent Child Tales of Triumph Over
by Lillian B Rubin

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How is it that some people can transcend even the most harsh and painful past? For the answer, Dr. Rubin turns to the life stories of adults who were scarred by the worst kinds of family and social pathologies as children yet found the strength to endure... (read more)

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Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse
by Robi Ludwig

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From Scott Peterson to Rabbi Fred Neulander, this book chronicles the psychological profiles of spouses who kill, told by a renowned psychotherapist who specializes in spousal behavior and the criminal mind. of full-color photos.... (read more)

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Family Violence Family Violence
by Mildred Daley Pagelow

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Family Violence is a comprehensive, multi-disiplinary work that brings together in one source many findings from years of scientific research. Dr. Pagelow introduces various theories of the cuases of family violence; in addition she explores child abuse... (read more)

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Clinical Detective: Techniques in the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse Clinical Detective: Techniques in the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse
by Aaron Noah Hoorwitz

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In this practical book Hoorwitz walks the clinician through the process of conducting a sexual abuse evaluation, whose purpose is to figure out whether sexual abuse actually occurred and what needs to be done about it. Short clinical vignettes and... (read more)

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