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"Intimate" violence against women : when spouses, partners, or lovers attack /

"Intimate" violence against women : when spouses, partners, or lovers attack / edited by Paula K. Lundberg-Love and Shelly L. Marmion. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2006. - xii, 235 p. ; 25 cm. - Women's psychology, 1931-0021 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Violence against women : the extent of the problem / Brittney Nichols -- Dismantling the myths about intimate violence against women / Carol A. Grothues and Shelly L. Marmion -- Emotional abuse of women / Bobbie K. Burks -- Battered women / Paula K. Lundberg-Love and D. Karen Wilkerson -- Sexual abuse of women / Camille Ward and Paula Lundberg-Love -- Adult survivors of child sexual and emotional abuse / Paula K. Lundberg-Love -- Legal issues in intimate partner violence / D. Karen Wilkerson -- Therapeutic interventions for survivors / Carol Ann Broaddus, Melinda S. Hermanns, and Bobbie K. Burks -- Effects of class and culture on intimate partner violence / Shelly L. Marmion and Donna Lee Faulkner -- Global issues in violence against women / Shelly L. Marmion -- To the future / Shelly L. Marmion -- Appendix 1: Safety recommendations for victims of intimate partner violence -- Appendix 2: Recommendations to teens regarding dating violence -- Appendix 3: What parents should recognize about child sexual abuse -- Appendix 4: Legal and advocacy resources and related websites.

0275989674 (alk. paper)

2006021002


Women--Violence against--United States.
Abused women--United States.
Wife abuse--United States.
Psychological abuse--United States.
Dating violence--United States.
Sexual abuse victims--United States.

HV6250.4.W65 / I574 2006

362.82/92

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