1st Edition

Home Truths About Domestic Violence Feminist Influences on Policy and Practice - A Reader

Edited By Jalna Hanmer, Catherine Itzin Copyright 2001
426 Pages
by Routledge

424 Pages
by Routledge

424 Pages
by Routledge

While men's violence to women is an everyday culturally supported activity, this reader demonstrates: that men's violence can be curtailed and that women and children can be assisted effectively; that state policies and provision can be improved; and that women can actively participate in the resolution of their difficulties. Bringing together new work and key papers Home Truths About Domestic... Read more
Introduction. Women's Experiences of Violence from Known Men in the Home. The Experience of Children of Violence in the Home. Women Who Fight Back: Experiences and Outcomes. Influencing State Policies on Violence Against Women from Known Men. Partnership Approaches by Statutory and Voluntary Agencies. Decreasing the Violence of Men.

Biography

Jalna Hanmer, Catherine Itzin