Women and Male Violence The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women's Movement

Name: Women and Male Violence The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women's Movement
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ISBN: 9780896081598

ISBN-10: 0896081591

ISBN-13: 9780896081598

Edition: 1982

Authors: Susan Schechter

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Description:

Takes an in-depth look at battering and the social movement against it. It describes not only the horrifying experiences of victims, but the powerful movement that demands an end to violence against women and permanent changes in the conditions of women's lives.

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 1982
Publisher: South End Press
Publication date: 7/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 378
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Building a Movement



Before the Movement: the Socially Induced Silence



the Roots of the Battered Women's Movement: Personal and Political



the Emergence of the Battered Women's Movement



Growing Pains



the Movement Organizes Itself: State and Local Coalitions



National and International Efforts



Social Change on Behalf of Battered Women: Reforming the Criminal Justice System



the Contradictory Effects of Government Involvement



Looking Toward the Future



Toward an Analysis of Violence Against Women in the Family



Services and Politics: the Need for a Dual Focus



an Agenda for the Battered Women's Movement: Internal Issues



Organizing in the 80s



the Contributions of the Battered Women's Movement: a Premature Assessment


Appendix


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


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