No more secrets : violence in lesbian relationships / Janice L. Ristock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ristock, Janice L. (Janice Lynn)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abused lesbians.

Lesbian couples.

Marital violence.

Family violence.

Physical Description:

xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

Domestic Violence in lesbian relationships is a problem that remains unspoken. Based on Interviews with over one hundred lesbians who have suffered abuse and eighty domestic violence case workers, Janice Ristock reveals these untold stories. In the most comprehensive account of lesbian battering to date, No More Secrets will change our understanding of domestic violence, providing insights for counselors and therapists and much-needed help for women in abusive relationships.

Contents:

Preface: Bearing Witness ix

1 The Emergence of Lesbian Partner Abuse: Creating a New Category 1

2 Troubling Tales: Telling Stories, Exposing Language, Raising Questions 27

A Material Tale: Telling Stories

3 What the Body Remembers: Lesbians' Experiences of Relationship Violence 49

4 An Innocence Lost: Responses to Violence 79

A Discursive Tale: Exposing Language

5 What's Written on the Body 111

6 The Politics of Responding to Violence in Lesbian Relationships 141

A Reflexive Tale: Raising Questions

7 Looking Forward 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-228) and index.

ISBN:

0415929458

0415929466

OCLC:

47237700