Violence Against Women in the U.S.: A Comprehensive Background Paper (2nd ed.)

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Year: 1996
Pages: 107
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788176617

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Robinette Bell (au). Although violence is not a virus or other disease-causing agent, it is nonetheless a condition that threatens the health of large numbers of women. This report examines the literature & identifies the important issues in prevention, identification, & treatment. Covers: (1) the dimensions of the problem, the numbers of women who are victimized by violence & the ways in which our social norms & arrangements place women at risk; (2) the effects of violence on women’s physical & psychological health; (3) strategies that have been developed to help individual women & their known effectiveness; & (4) effective models of prevention.

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