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War on the home front : an examination of wife abuse / Shawn D. Haley and Ellie Braun-Haley.
Van Pelt Library HV6626.2 .W37 2000
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Penn Museum Library HV6626.2 .W37 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haley, Shawn D.
- Series:
- Public issues in anthropological perspectives series.
- Public issues in anthropological perspectives series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wife abuse--United States--Case studies.
- Wife abuse.
- Family violence--United States--Case studies.
- Family violence.
- Abusive men--United States--Case studies.
- Abusive men.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 243 pages ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- War on the homefront
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2000.
- Contents:
- It's War 2
- Types of Abuse 8
- Economic Control 9
- Psychological/Emotional Abuse 9
- Physical Violence 14
- Pattern of Abuse 17
- Acceleration of Abuse 19
- Chapter 2 Social Stigma and Silence 22
- Society and Spousal Abuse 23
- Individual Factors 24
- Family Factors 32
- Community Factors 40
- Cultural Factors and Mechanisms 43
- The Official Position 68
- The Personal Perspective 71
- The Helpers 71
- The Abused Women 75
- Chapter 3 The Impact of Abuse 80
- Domestic Violence 80
- Personal Impact 82
- The Statistics on Abuse 83
- The Abused Women 84
- The Abuser 101
- The Families 103
- The Friends 111
- Societal Impact 114
- Intervention 116
- Lack of Support 138
- Chapter 4 Breaking Away 140
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 141
- Suffering Alone 141
- Holding the Family Together 146
- The Threads Unravel 152
- Escape to Anywhere 153
- On Your Own 155
- Family and Friends 157
- Into the Arms of Strangers 160
- Legal Separation and Divorce 163
- Long-Term Hiding 167
- Threats and Long-Distance Abuse 169
- Attacks on Friends and Family 172
- Stalking 174
- Police Intervention and Court Orders 176
- Rebuilding a Life 177
- A Brand-New Life 178
- Living with the Memory 184
- Chapter 5 What Can We Do? 188
- Preventative Measures 188
- Potential Abusers 188
- Potential Victims 193
- Both Groups 197
- Protective Measures 198
- Abusers 199
- Victims 203
- Both Parties 210
- General Public 211
- The Couple 213
- Family and Friends 214
- The Professionals 216
- General Trends 218
- Chapter 6 The Future of Wife Abuse 220
- A Backward Glance 220
- Looking Forward 225
- A Proposed Solution 225
- Family and the Prenuptial Agreement 225
- Redefining the Crime 227
- A New Court 227
- The New Procedure 228
- A Step Back 233.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-239) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1571811176
- OCLC:
- 44613140
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