Leaving Abusive Partners Sander L. Gilman "The format is great

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feelings and experiences

Not reported in these statistics are the fifteen million family caregivers who

unsanitary conditions of correctional facilities

Johanna Drucker

Leaving Abusive Partners Sander L. Gilman "The format is greatThis text explores the nature of woman abuse and contributes to a key issue for feminist campaigning and theory. The past 25 years of research on "battered" women has focused on the psychological, sociological and political conditions which contribute to violence, and on women's reasons for staying with violent and abusive partners. Drawing on first hand accounts, the author goes beyond the discourse of "victims" and "survivors" to provide insights