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Why women stay / produced and directed by Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney ; a Women Make Movies, Inc. production.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wife abuse.
- Family violence.
- Women--Violence against--Psychological aspects.
- Women.
- Abused women--Services for.
- Abused women.
- Abused women--Attitudes.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (31 min.)) : sound, black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1980]
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Why Women Stay examines the complex reasons why women remain in violent homes and challenges the prevailing attitudes which accept domestic violence as well as the social structures which perpetuate it. Among the issues examined are the attitudes of battered women, the lack of funding for shelters and the support battered women find in a shelter environment.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Margo Cornelius, Tracy Ward, Jane Warrenbrand ; editing, Debra Zimmerman, Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney ; music, Nazareth, Tangerine Dream.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 7, 2024).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-wws Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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