Battered Women as Survivors (Hardcover)

First published in 1990, this book is based on a field study of domestic abuse victims and their social network members. In a life history perspective, using values and network analysis, it uncovers the social context of a 'secret' crime against women and reveals the relationship between personal crisis and traditional attitudes toward women, marriage, the family, and violence. This book breaks new ground by redirecting attention beyond victim-blaming and the medicalization of violence to understanding domestic abuse victims as survivors who manage multiple crises despite public inattention to their plight. From analysis of the women's struggles with violence and its aftermath, this book proposes a new crisis paradigm, which underscores the sociocultural aspects of crisis originating from violence. This book will be of interest to those studying social sciences, women's studies, social work, health and mental health professions.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Domestic Abuse
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	1990
Authors:	Lee Ann Hoff
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	289
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-67362-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Domestic violence
LSN:	1-138-67362-5
Barcode:	9781138673625

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