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Women at Risk brilliantly recasts the debate about violence against women and makes a major contribution to feminist thinking about women′s health. Practitioners and theorists who want to understand women′s health issues from a stunning new perspective must read this book. --Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., President, Institute for Women′s Policy Research, Washington, DC'Women at Risk is a unique and important blend of research, practice, and advocacy. This volume makes a significant contribution to the health care profession′s understanding of violence against women. This is a long-awaited book by two major scholars and practitioners in the field of violence against women.'--Richard J. Gelles, Ph.D., Director, Family Violence Research Program, University of Rhode Island'Women at Risk is a thought-provoking investigation of the violence that may bring women to emergency departments with injuries or suicide attempts. It challenges assumptions that patriarchy causes violence against women and that women are passive victims. And it dares to acknowledge violence by women. It goes beyond a plea for awareness of violence and outlines steps that hospital staff can follow to identify, care for, and

Who reads Women at risk : domestic violence and women's health?

Author

Stark, Evan D., Flitcraft, Anne

Publisher

Sage Publications, c1996.

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781452247151

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Social Science