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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463969803321

Titolo

Men's work in preventing violence against women / / James Newton Poling, Christie Cozad Neuger, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-80872-2

1-317-78739-0

1-317-78740-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NeugerChristie Cozad <1952->

PolingJames N <1942-> (James Newton)

Disciplina

362.82/92

Soggetti

Family violence - Prevention

Family violence - Religious aspects

Women - Crimes against - Prevention

Sexual abuse victims - Pastoral counseling of

Victims of family violence - Pastoral counseling of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by the Haworth Pastoral Press.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Jewish Men and Jewish Male Violence; Holding Christian Men Accountable for Abusing Women; Infinite Responsibility: A Shared Experience of Batterers and Those Who Treat Batterers; Premarital Preparation: Generating Resistance to Marital Violence; Moving from Vulnerability to Empowerment; The Dynamics of Power in Pastoral Care; You Know What the Bible Says: A Proposal for Engaging Scripture with Male Abusers; Men Helping Men to Become Pro-Feminist; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Promote effective partnerships between men and women to end domestic violence! Men's Work in Preventing Violence Against Women examines the experiences of 12 practicing counselors who call on their religious training to form partnerships between men and women that promote an end to domestic violence. In both religious and secular settings, the bulk of the work done to end violence against women is



done by women?survivors who have become activists and advocates who have been touched by the witness of survivors. Motivating and educating men to share the everyday work of domestic violence