Sherry Hamby

Battered Women's Protective Strategies

Stronger Than You Know

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This provocative book presents a strengths-based framework that challenges negative stereotypes about battered women. This volume also outlines ways to improve research, risk assessment, and safety planning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199873654
• ISBN-10: 0199873658
• Artikelnr.: 38396141

Autorenporträt

Sherry Hamby, PhD, is Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and at Sewanee, the University of the South. She is the founding editor of the APA journal Psychology of Violence.

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1 Introduction: A Re-Framing of Stereotypes of Battered Women
* Chapter 2 A Holistic Approach to the Complex Problem of Battering
* Chapter 3 Protective Strategies in the Context of Battered Women's
True Risk Burden: The Multitude of Risks Batterers Can Create
* Chapter 4 Understanding the Full Context of Violence: Financial and
Institutional Issues that Constrain Coping
* Chapter 5 Social Issues, Practical Concerns, and Personal Values that
Influence Coping Strategies
* Chapter 6 Immediate Situational Strategies
* Chapter 7 Protecting Children, Family, Friends, Co-Workers and Pets
* Chapter 8 Reaching Out for Social Support and Navigating the
Challenges of Information Management
* Chapter 9 Turning to Spiritual and Religious Resources
* Chapter 10 Using Formal Services
* Chapter 11 Invisible Strategies
* Chapter 12 Bringing a More Holistic Approach to Services and Tools
for Intervention
* Chapter 13 Conclusion: Recognizing Protective Strategies Can Create
Progress
* References
* Index