03609nam 2200673 450 991045619540332120200520144314.01-4426-7605-11-282-02830-8978661202830410.3138/9781442676053(CKB)2430000000001264(EBL)3250420(SSID)ssj0000299450(PQKBManifestationID)11248043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299450(PQKBWorkID)10242085(PQKB)10574715(CaPaEBR)417802(CaBNvSL)thg00600526(MiAaPQ)EBC3250420(MiAaPQ)EBC4671617(DE-B1597)464558(OCoLC)944178018(DE-B1597)9781442676053(Au-PeEL)EBL4671617(CaPaEBR)ebr11257322(OCoLC)244766807(EXLCZ)99243000000000126420160921h19981998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn search of a safe place abused women and culturally sensitive services /Vijay AgnewToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1998.©19981 online resource (316 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-8114-2 0-8020-4278-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Immigrant Communities in Canada -- 2. Wife Abuse -- 3. Settlement Services and Community-based Organizations -- 4. Social Services and Advocacy by Community-based Groups -- 5. Counsellors and Their Work -- 6. Interviews with Counsellors -- 7. Counsellors and Women in Shelters -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index Marginalized in the larger society and the mainstream women's movement, immigrant women are also outsiders in women's shelters, where racially sensitive and linguistically appropriate counselling is generally unavailable. In this book, Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.The study looks at every aspect of community-based women's organizations, including their funding, operation, and services. The result is a detailed picture of the problems and challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Agnew uses case studies, reports, and interviews to document the work of these groups and to show how race, class, and gender intersect in the everyday lives of the women who depend on them. Although the women's movement initiated public discussion of wife abuse, the fight against abuse is now conducted primarily by the state through its allocation of resources. Agnew underscores the tension that often arises between the patriarchal state and feminist-inspired organizations, and the resulting difficulties in bringing about social change.Abused womenServices forCanadaMinority womenServices forCanadaElectronic books.Abused womenServices forMinority womenServices for362.82/92/08900971Agnew Vijay1946-881655MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456195403321In search of a safe place2469127UNINA