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Domestic Violence and Abuse

A Reference Handbook

Laura L Finley author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:7th Jan '20

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This one-stop resource for students, activists, educators, and advocates provides a thorough and accessible overview of the many dimensions of domestic violence and abuse, including risk factors, consequences, and resources.

Appropriate for readers at the high school level and above, the volume focuses on the scope, extent, and characteristics of domestic violence by studying the issue from a variety of perspectives and vantage points, including the voices of domestic violence survivors and the activists and advocates working on their behalf to cure one of America's worst societal ills. The volume also includes illuminating chapters devoted to contextual historical overview, examinations of key issues and trends in the struggle to end domestic violence, a chronology of key events, relevant data and primary documents, a glossary of terms, and recommended online and print resources for further study and analysis.

Recommended. Two-year program students and general readers through graduate students. * Choice *

ISBN: 9781440858833

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 624g

376 pages