Domestic Violence : A Reference Handbook
ISBN: 9781851097845
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Bloomsbury Publishing US
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Social Science;

This thoroughly revised second edition is an examination of domestic violence from social, legal, and historical perspectives. Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook provides straightforward and objective coverage that considers all aspects of the issue through a careful combination of facts, statistics, case studies, and victims' stories. This volume in ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series examines the causes and historical roots of domestic violence, providing the facts and analyses to foster a better understanding. The work analyzes the complex dynamics of domestic violence from three perspectives--legal, social, and psychological. This reference is an important source of information for those touched by domestic violence and for those seeking to understand it.

Margi Laird McCue is adjunct instructor in the Women's Studies Department at Portland State University, Portland, OR.

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