It could happen to anyone : why battered women stay - LaViolette, Alyce D.; Barnett, Ola W. (Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2000)
Introduction -- Institutional battering: the power of the patriarchy -- Vctimization: why does it happen to her? -- Living with fear: the force that holds, molds, and controls -- Meltdown: the impact of stress and learned helplessness -- Catalysts for change -- Voices of hope: one survivor's speak.
Barnett's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Abused women -- United States -- Case studies; Abused wives -- United States -- Case studies