Not to People Like Us Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages

Name: Not to People Like Us Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages
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ISBN: 9780465090747

ISBN-10: 0465090745

ISBN-13: 9780465090747

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Authors: Susan Weitzman

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How is it possible for a highly educated woman with a career and resources of her own to stay in a marriage with an abusive husband? How can a man be considered a pillar of his community and regularly give his wife a black eye? The very nature of these questions proves how convinced we are that domestic violence is restricted to those who live at the lower end of the economic ladder. Now Dr. Susan Weitzman explores a heretofore overlooked population of battered wives -- the highly-educated and upper-income women who rarely report abuse and remain trapped by their own silence.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 8/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Upscale Violence



Piercing the Veil of Silence



"This Doesn't Happen to People Like Us ..."



Why Do Women Stay in Abusive Marriages?



The Wife's Path In and Her Way Out



Getting In: "He Was So Sexy, So Powerful--He Swept Me Off My Feet ..."



Staying the Course: "I Made My Bed ..."



Going Public and Getting Going: "I'm Outta Here ..."



People Along the Path: Those Who Help or Hurt



The Men: Arrogance and Insecurity, Grandiosity and Self-Doubt



What About the Children?



Who Can Help? Therapeutic Interventions



The Double-Edged Sword: How Family, Friends, and Professionals Can Make Matters Worse



Aftermath



Life Goes On


Appendices


Notes


References


Index