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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824688203321

Titolo

Intimate betrayal : domestic violence in lesbian relationships / / Ellyn Kaschak, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7890-1663-X

1-317-78817-6

1-315-80898-6

1-317-78818-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaschakEllyn <1943->

Disciplina

147

Soggetti

Lesbian partner abuse

Abused lesbians

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Co-published simultaneously as Women & therapy, volume 23, number 3 2001."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editor; Table of Contents; Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Forging Community Links to Address Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Literature Review; Empirical Estimates and Descriptive Characteristics of Abuse; Anecdotal Evidence; Calls to Address the Needs of Underserved Populations; Descriptions of Approaches and Community Efforts; Discussion; What Are the Next Steps?; Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress; Homophobia; Internalized Homophobia; Minority Stress

Context of Homophobia: Impact on VictimContext of Homophobia: Impact on Perpetrator; Context of Homophobia: Impact on Sources of Help; Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; Knowledge About Heterosexual versus Lesbian Battering Among Lesbians; Incidence and Prevalence of Lesbian Battering; Traditional Feminist Models of Battering; Power and Battering; The Gay and Lesbian Community; The Purpose of Study; Method; Participants; Instruments; Battered Woman Questionnaire; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Access to Resources



Decentering Heterosexuality: Responses of Feminist Counselors to Abuse in Lesbian RelationshipsMethod; Participants; Analysis; Focus Group Discussions; Dominant Feminist Discourses; Marginal Feminist Discourses; Conclusion; The Power of Shame: Lesbian Battering as a Manifestation of Homophobia; The Role of Shame; The Religious Roots of Homophobia and Domestic Violence; Lesbians Who Abuse Their Partners: Using the FIRO-B to Assess Interpersonal Characteristics; Method; Participants; Instrument; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations and Future Directions

Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Lesbian Battering; Frequency of Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Reasons for Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Method; Sample and Procedure; Measurement Instruments; Analyses; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations; Future Research; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Help ease the secret suffering of lesbians in abusive relationships!Why is woman-on-woman violence so often ignored or discounted? Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships uncovers the hidden problem of lesbians who hurt the women they love. This long-needed book brings together theory, practice, and research to suggest new and fruitful ways to understand, prevent, and treat this common problem. Intimate Betrayal provides new empirical research into the psychological and sociocultural causes of abuse. As several of the chapter authors demonstrate, neith