Violence Against Women Myths, Facts, Controversies

Name: Violence Against Women Myths, Facts, Controversies
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ISBN: 9781442603998

ISBN-10: 1442603992

ISBN-13: 9781442603998

Edition: 2011

Authors: Walter S. DeKeseredy

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In Canada, every six days, a woman dies from domestic violence. Between 1995 and 2004, domestic homicides accounted for one-third of the 4,502 solved murders in Canada. Of these, 47 percent were spousal homicides, and four out of five involved a current or former husband against his wife. In Violence Against Women, award-winning author Walter S. DeKeseredy offers a passionate but well-documented sociological overview of these sobering problems. He starts by outlining the scope of the challenge and by debunking current attempts to label intimate violence as gender neutral. He then lays bare the structural practices that sustain this violence, leading to a discussion of long- and short-term…

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List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 2/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Walter S. DeKeseredy is a Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He has written extensively on issues of gender, violence, and rural crime. In 2008, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Criminology Division on Critical Criminology.



Preface


Acknowledgements



What is Violence Against Women?



It Often Hurts to be a Woman in Canada



"But Women Do It Too!": Understanding Women's Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships



"Who Would Do Such a Thing?": Explaining Violence Against Women in Canada



Why Can't Abused Women Leave Home?



The Consequences of Violence Against Women



"What Can We Do?": Policy Options


Notes


Bibliography


Index