Home Truths About Domestic Violence: Feminist Influences on Policy and Practice - A Reader

Jalna Hanmer (Curatore)

Catherine Itzin (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001

While men's violence to women is an everyday culturally supported activity, this reader demonstrates: that men's violence can be curtailed and that women and children can be assisted effectively; that state policies and provision can be improved; and that women can actively participate in the resolution of their difficulties. Bringing together new work and key papers Home Truths About Domestic Violence provides a comprehensive overview and up-to-date account of the progress so far, and identifies what still needs to be done. Areas covered include: * womens experience of violence * childrens experience of violence * personal experiences of the justice system * state policies on violence in the US and UK * educational programmes and initiatives. This substantial Reader makes a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic violence from both a policy and a practice perspective. Together with its companion volume Home Truths About Child Sexual Abuse it provides an in-depth resource for a wide range of teachers, students and professionals, highlighting the diverse and complex dimensions of the problem of domestic violence.

• Curatore: Jalna Hanmer, Catherine Itzin
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2001
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 424 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 816 gr.
• EAN: 9780415241564

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