Intimate betrayal : domestic violence in lesbian relationships / Ellyn Kaschak, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaschak, Ellyn, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbian partner abuse.

Abused lesbians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Help ease the secret suffering of lesbians in abusive relationships!Why is woman-on-woman violence so often ignored or discounted? Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships uncovers the hidden problem of lesbians who hurt the women they love. This long-needed book brings together theory, practice, and research to suggest new and fruitful ways to understand, prevent, and treat this common problem. Intimate Betrayal provides new empirical research into the psychological and sociocultural causes of abuse. As several of the chapter authors demonstrate, neith

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editor; Table of Contents; Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Forging Community Links to Address Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Literature Review; Empirical Estimates and Descriptive Characteristics of Abuse; Anecdotal Evidence; Calls to Address the Needs of Underserved Populations; Descriptions of Approaches and Community Efforts; Discussion; What Are the Next Steps?; Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress; Homophobia; Internalized Homophobia; Minority Stress

Context of Homophobia: Impact on VictimContext of Homophobia: Impact on Perpetrator; Context of Homophobia: Impact on Sources of Help; Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; Knowledge About Heterosexual versus Lesbian Battering Among Lesbians; Incidence and Prevalence of Lesbian Battering; Traditional Feminist Models of Battering; Power and Battering; The Gay and Lesbian Community; The Purpose of Study; Method; Participants; Instruments; Battered Woman Questionnaire; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Access to Resources

Decentering Heterosexuality: Responses of Feminist Counselors to Abuse in Lesbian RelationshipsMethod; Participants; Analysis; Focus Group Discussions; Dominant Feminist Discourses; Marginal Feminist Discourses; Conclusion; The Power of Shame: Lesbian Battering as a Manifestation of Homophobia; The Role of Shame; The Religious Roots of Homophobia and Domestic Violence; Lesbians Who Abuse Their Partners: Using the FIRO-B to Assess Interpersonal Characteristics; Method; Participants; Instrument; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations and Future Directions

Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Lesbian Battering; Frequency of Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Reasons for Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Method; Sample and Procedure; Measurement Instruments; Analyses; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations; Future Research; Index

Notes:

"Co-published simultaneously as Women & therapy, volume 23, number 3 2001."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 18, 2014).

ISBN:

0-7890-1663-X

1-317-78817-6

1-315-80898-6

1-317-78818-4

OCLC:

872681629