TY - BOOK AU - LaViolette,Alyce D. AU - Barnett,Ola W. TI - It could happen to anyone: why battered women stay SN - 0761919953 PY - 2000/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Abused women KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Abused wives N1 - Barnett's name appears first on the earlier edition; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -