Description: Further DetailsTitle: Women at RiskCondition: NewSubtitle: Domestic Violence and Women′s HealthISBN-10: 0803970412EAN: 9780803970410ISBN: 9780803970410Publisher: SAGE Publications IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/03/1996Description: Women at Risk brilliantly recasts the debate about violence against women and makes a major contribution to feminist thinking about women′s health. Practitioners and theorists who want to understand women′s health issues from a stunning new perspective must read this book. --Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., President, Institute for Women′s Policy Research, Washington, DC "Women at Risk is a unique and important blend of research, practice, and advocacy. This volume makes a significant contribution to the health care profession′s understanding of violence against women. This is a long-awaited book by two major scholars and practitioners in the field of violence against women." --Richard J. Gelles, Ph.D., Director, Family Violence Research Program, University of Rhode Island "Women at Risk is a thought-provoking investigation of the violence that may bring women to emergency departments with injuries or suicide attempts. It challenges assumptions that patriarchy causes violence against women and that women are passive victims. And it dares to acknowledge violence by women. It goes beyond a plea for awareness of violence and outlines steps that hospital staff can follow to identify, care for, and advocate for battered women. Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft strongly affirm the status of wife assault as a public health issue." --N. Zoe Hilton, Ph.D., Mental Health Center of Penetanguishene, Ontario Filled with groundbreaking research, Women at Risk challenges current explanations of domestic violence and argues that reframing health in terms of coercion and violence is key to the prevention of some of women′s most vexing problems. Presenting major findings of studies conducted over 15 years, authors Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft maintain that the medical, psychiatric, and behavioral problems exhibited by battered women stem from a so-called "dual trauma," in which the coercive strategies used by their partners converge with discriminatory institutional practices. This timely volume explores the theoretical perspectives as well as health consequences of woman abuse and considers clinical interventions to reduce the incidence of homicide, child abuse, substance abuse, and female suicide attempts associated with battering. In addition, the authors progressively promote the notion of "shelter" not as a facility or service, but as a political space to be opened within families, communities, and the economy--a space where toleration for male coercion ends. Medical professionals, mental health practitioners, social workers, and researchers, as well as advanced students in health, psychology, or the social sciences, will find this compelling volume a thorough resource.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 480gAuthor: Anne Flitcraft, Evan D. StarkGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Gender Sex & RelationshipsRelease Year: 1996 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Women at Risk
Title: Women at Risk
Subtitle: Domestic Violence and Women′s Health
ISBN-10: 0803970412
EAN: 9780803970410
ISBN: 9780803970410
Release Date: 05/03/1996
Release Year: 1996
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Women at Risk : Domestic Violence and Women′S Health
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse, Abuse / General, Men's Studies, Interpersonal Relations
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Anne Flitcraft, Evan D. Stark
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback