Dobash, R. Emerson,

Women, violence, and social change / R. Emerson Dobash and Russell P. Dobash. - ix, 366 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-356) and indexes.

Violence against women -- The rise of the movement: orientations and issues -- Refuges and housing -- The state, public policy and social change -- Challenging the justice system -- New laws and new reactions -- The therapeutic society constructs battered women and violent men -- Knowledge and social change -- Innovation and social change.

0415036100 (pbk.) Hadiah


Abused women--Services for--United Kingdom.
Abused women--Services for--United States.
Abused women--Government policy--United Kingdom.
Abused women--Government policy--United States.
Women's shelters--United Kingdom.
Women's shelters--United States.

Families Violence. Women Abuse.