Mills Insult to Injury

Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2568-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Mills, Linda G.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Giving Thanks xi

Prologue 1

PART I: Rethinking Our Responses to Intimate Abuse

One: The Ground Zero of Intimate Abuse 19

Two: Mandatory Policies as Crime Reduction Strategies: Do They Work? 22

Three: Power over Women in Abusive Relationships 50

Four: Are Women as Aggressive as Men? 67

PART II: Fixing the Failures

Five: The Dynamic of Intimate Abuse 87

Six: Changing the System 101

Seven: Learning to Listen to Narratives of Intimate Abuse 119

Eight: A Better Way 134

Notes 149

Index 171

Über Autor(innen)

Linda G. Mills is Professor at the Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, an Affiliated Professor of Law at the School of Law, and Vice Provost for University Life and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, all at New York University. Mills's work has received international attention in such publications as the New York Times Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Observer, and World Journal.