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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819899503321

Autore

Bergen Raquel Kennedy

Titolo

Wife rape : understanding the response of survivors and service providers / / Raquel Kennedy Bergen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1996

ISBN

9781506320878

1506320872

9781322415161

1322415161

9781483327624

1483327620

9781452248356

1452248354

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 179 p.)

Collana

Sage series on violence against women ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

362.883

Soggetti

Abused wives - Services for - United States

Abused wives - United States

Rape in marriage - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-171) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1 - An Introduction to the Problem of Wife Rape; Chapter 2 - Understanding Women's Experiences of Wife Rape; Chapter 3 - Defining and Ending the Violence; Chapter 4 - The Response of Two Agencies to Wife Rape; Chapter 5 - Providing Services to Wife Rape Survivors- Current Trends and Future Directions; Appendix A: Resource Guide for Survivors of Wife Rape; Appendix B: Where to Call for More Information; Appendix C: State Law Chart; Appendix D: Researching Wife Rape; Appendix E: Research Instruments; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

With expertise and sensitivity, the author of this accessibly written volume addresses a real but long-neglected problem: the pain and humiliation of sexual assault suffered by many women at the hands of their partners.    Extensive gathering of personal testimony from



survivors, together with interviews with service providers, bears witness to a lack of validation and insufficient assistance currently available for such women. This volume gives hope to survivors and provides critical information for service providers to gain a better understanding of the seriousness of the problem.