No More Secrets Violence in Lesbian Relationships

Name: No More Secrets Violence in Lesbian Relationships
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ISBN: 9780415929462

ISBN-10: 0415929466

ISBN-13: 9780415929462

Edition: 2002

Authors: Janice Ristock

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Although it's not often acknowledged, lesbian relationships sometimes do turn violent. Based on interviews with more than 100 lesbians who have suffered abuse and 75 case workers, this book is an in-depth account of this startling phenomenon.

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface: Bearing Witness



The Emergence of Lesbian Partner Abuse: Creating a New Category



Troubling Tales: Telling Stories, Exposing Language, Raising Questions


A Material Tale: Telling Stories



What the Body Remembers: Lesbians' Experiences of Relationship Violence



An Innocence Lost: Responses to Violence


A Discursive Tale: Exposing Language



What's Written on the Body



The Politics of Responding to Violence in Lesbian Relationships


A Reflexive Tale: Raising Questions



Looking Forward


Notes


Bibliography


Index