Women Escaping Violence: Empowerment through Narrative

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ISBN
9780826213198
Subject Area
Social Science
Publication Name
Women Escaping Violence : Empowerment Through Narrative
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Item Length
9.2 in
Subject
General, Women's Studies, Criminology
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Elaine J. Lawless
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
273 Pages
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Publisher
University of Missouri Press
ISBN-10
0826213197
ISBN-13
9780826213198
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1687544

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
273 Pages
Publication Name
Women Escaping Violence : Empowerment Through Narrative
Language
English
Subject
General, Women's Studies, Criminology
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Author
Elaine J. Lawless
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
00-050795
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This book should be required reading for all women of childbearing age."--Pat Glasier, Women's Shelter Director And then that ended. He moved away. I don't really remember where he moved to or what happened to him. I had the baby and I went back home and my aunt, that my uncle beat up on all the time, she tried to commit suicide. She got on a Yamaha 100 dirt bike and ran into a tree in front of the funeral parlor at eighty miles an hour trying to commit suicide. And the one thing she did, she has a head injury, she has the mentality of a seven year old now. The most ironic thing was it took that for my uncle not to be abusive anymore. Yeah [laughs], that was stupid. And I realized then why Aunt Susan had done this and, you know, I remember all those years of seeing him beat her and stuff and I thought, that sucks. The kids knew why she did it; she would say, I'm tired, just so tired. -- Sherry's Story, And then that ended. He moved away. I don't really remember where he moved to or what happened to him. I had the baby and I went back home and my aunt, that my uncle beat up on all the time, she tried to commit suicide. She got on a Yamaha 100 dirt bike and ran into a tree in front of the funeral parlor at eighty miles an hour trying to commit suicide. And the one thing she did, she has a head injury, she has the mentality of a seven year old now. The most ironic thing was it took that for my uncle not to be abusive anymore. Yeah [laughs], that was stupid. And I realized then why Aunt Susan had done this and, you know, I remember all those years of seeing him beat her and stuff and I thought, that sucks. The kids knew why she did it; she would say, I'm tired, just so tired. -- Sherry's Story, And then that ended. He moved away. I don't really remember where he moved to or what happened to him. I had the baby and I went back home and my aunt, that my uncle beat up on all the time, she tried to commit suicide. She got on a Yamaha 100 dirt bike and ran into a tree in front of the funeral parlor at eighty miles an hour trying to commit suicide. And the one thing she did, she has a head injury, she has the mentality of a seven year old now. The most ironic thing was it took that for my uncle not to be abusive anymore. Yeah [laughs], that was stupid. And I realized then why Aunt Susan had done this and, you know, I remember all those years of seeing him beat her and stuff and I thought, that sucks. The kids knew why she did it; she would say, I'm tired, just so tired. - Sherry's Story, "This book should be required reading for all women of childbearing age."-Pat Glasier, Women's Shelter Director, "This book should be required reading for all women of childbearing age."--Pat Glasier, Women's Shelter Director
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
362.82/92/0973
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments Prelude - Reflections on a Monday Morning at the Shelter Prologue - Putting Things into Perspective Introduction - Gathering Stories 1. Safe and Unsafe Living 2. Powerful Words 3. Describing the Unspeakable 4. Hearing Silence 5. Looking Back 6. Turning Points Conclusion - Coming Home to Shelter Some of the Stories Sherry's Story Margaret's Story Teresa's Story Cathy's Story Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The statistics are alarming. Some say that once every nine minutes a woman in the United States is beaten by her spouse or partner. Others claim that once every four minutes a woman in the world is beaten by her spouse or partner. More women go to emergency rooms in the United States for injuries sustained at the hands of their spouses and partners than for all other injuries combined. Shelters for battered women are filled beyond capacity every single day of the year. Despite the overwhelming evidence that violence in our homes is a daily reality, most of us are not willing to acknowledge this private violence or talk about it openly. Women Escaping Violence brings women's stories to the attention of the academy as well as the reading public. While we may be unwilling or unable to talk about the issue of battered women, many of us are ready to read what women have to say about their endangered lives. Considerable scholarship is emerging in the area of domestic violence, including many self-help books about how to identify and escape abuse. Women Escaping Violence offers the unique view of battered women's stories told in their own words, as well as a feminist analysis of how these women use the power of narrative to transform their sense of self and regain a place within the larger society. Lawless shares with the reader the heart-wrenching experiences of battered women who have escaped violence by fleeing to shelters with little more than a few items hastily shoved into a plastic bag, and often with small children in tow. The book includes women's stories as they are told and retold within the shelter, in the presence of other battered women and of caregivers. It analyzes the uses made of these narratives by those seeking to counsel battered women as well as by the women themselves.
LC Classification Number
HV6626

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