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Saving Bernice (Paperback)
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Saving Bernice (Paperback)
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Loot Price R564
Discovery Miles 5 640
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Skillfully interweaving Bernice's own eloquent words about her
harrowing abuse with descriptions of other women's similar
experiences and a rich synthesis of statistical findings, Jody
Raphael demonstrates convincingly that domestic violence and
dependence on public assistance are intricately linked. In a work
that is sure to stir controversy, she challenges traditional views
and stereotypes (conservative and liberal) about welfare
recipients, arguing that many poor women are neither lazy nor
paralyzed by a "culture of poverty," but instead are trapped by
their batterers.
Bernice's ordeals at the hands of her abusive partner -- brutal
beatings, violent rapes, threats on her life, stalking, blocked
access to birth control, and sabotage of efforts to find a job --
resonate throughout the work. The experiences she relates provide
crucial insights into the welfare system and illuminate its
failures, successes, and potential in helping women like her.
This disquieting yet inspiring book puts a human face on the heated
public policy debate over welfare reform. Above all, it is
Bernice's life story and, through her voice, the story of countless
other battered women who are isolated in poverty and welfare by the
power and control of their abusers.
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