Violence Against Women : : Myths, Facts, Controversies / / Walter S DeKeseredy.
In Violence Against Women, award-winning author Walter S. DeKeseredy offers a passionate but well-documented sociological overview of a sobering problem. He starts by outlining the scope of the challenge and debunks current attempts to label intimate violence as gender neutral. He then lays bare the...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One. What is Violence Against Women?
- Two. It Often Hurts to be a Woman in Canada
- Three. "But Women Do It Too!": Understanding Women's Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships
- Four. "Who Would Do Such a Thing?": Explaining Violence Against Women in Canada
- Five. Why Can't Abused Women Leave Home?
- Six. The Consequences of Violence Against Women
- Seven. "What Can We Do?": Policy Options
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index