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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826341003321

Autore

Sipe Beth

Titolo

I am not your victim : anatomy of domestic violence / / Beth Sipe, Evelyn J. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles : , : Sage, , [2014]

2014

ISBN

1-4833-2234-3

1-4833-1151-1

1-4833-8780-1

Edizione

[2e [edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Collana

Sage series on violence against women

Disciplina

362.82/92/092

Soggetti

Abused wives - United States

Family violence - United States

Abused wives - Services for - 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.

Nota di contenuto

C; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 - A Fine Romance; Chapter 2 - And Baby Makes Four ; Chapter 3 - No White Picket Fence; Chapter 4 - Lord and Master of the House ; Chapter 5 - Going Home Again; Chapter 6 - And Baby Makes Five; Chapter 7 - Rocky Mountain Lows ; Chapter 8 - A House in Glitter Gulch ; Chapter 9 - Rolling the Dice ; Chapter 10 - A No-Win Result ; Chapter 11 - Go Directly to Jail; Chapter 12 - Presumed Guilty ; Chapter 13 - My Cup Overflows ; Chapter 14 - The First Rainbow ; Chapter 15 - The Second Rainbow ; Chapter 16 - The Sun Comes Out to Stay ; Epilogue

The Counselor's PerspectiveThe Lawyer's Perspective; Teaching I Am Not Your Victim: Antomy of Domestic Violence ; Considering the Children: Child Exposure to Domestic Violence; Intervention by Criminal Justice in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: What Does Beth Sipe's Story Teach Us?  ; ""The Physical Pain was Bad, But the Mental Health Anguish was Wrose""; Reaching the Men: Involving Boys and Men in Efforts to End Violence Against Women ; References ; About the Authors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The first part of this book tells the story of Beth Sipe, and of the



evolution of domestic violence during her 16-year marriage. The second part consists of seven expert commentaries on the causes and processes of spousal abuse.