The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. Since then, the plight of battered women has grown rapidly. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date. The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global…mehr
The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. Since then, the plight of battered women has grown rapidly. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date. The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global organizing; informal social networks; new interventions to assist victims/survivors, perpetrators and their children; and practice research that informs intervention.
Jeff Edleson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received his Masters and Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Minnesota and has practiced in elementary and secondary schools and in several domestic violence agencies. Currently, Edleson is a professor in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and Director of the Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published over 80 articles and seven books on domestic violence, groupwork, and program evaluation. Dr. Edleson is an Associate Editor of the journal Violence Against Women and has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals. He is Co-Editor of the SAGE Book Series on Violence Against Women. His most recent books are entitled The Sourcebook on Violence Against Women (2001, co-edited with Claire Renzetti and Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Sage Publications), Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children: The Future of Research, Intervention, and Social Policy (2001, co-edited with Sandra Graham-Bermann, American Psychological Association Books) and Classic Papers on Violence Against Women (forthcoming 2004, co-edited with Claire Renzetti and Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Allyn amp; Bacon).
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Visions of Continued Change - Jeffrey L Edleson and Zvi C Eisikovits PART ONE: CHANGING SOCIETIES Violence against Women - Lori L Heise Global Organizing for Change Domestic Violence, Racism and the Battered Women s Movement in the United States - Valli Kanuha PART TWO: CHANGING COMMUNITY RESPONSES The Battered Women s Movement in the United States - Susan Schechter New Directions for Institutional Reform Tensions and Possibilities - Liz Kelly Enhancing Informal Responses to Domestic Violence Wife Abuse in the Arab Society in Israel - Muhammad M Haj-Yahia Challenges for Future Change PART THREE: INTERVENTION WITH SURVIVORS, PERPETRATORS AND THEIR CHILDREN Battered Women s Strategic Response to Violence - Mary Ann Dutton The Role of Context `Secondary Victims No More - Einat Peled Refocusing Intervention with Children Controversy and Change in Batterers Programs - Jeffrey L Edleson Expanding Sanctions for Batterers - Richard M Tolman What Can We Do besides Jailing and Counseling Them? Toward a Phenomenological Intervention with Violence in Intimate Relationships - Zvi C Eisikovits and Eli Buchbinder Couple Therapy with Battered Women and Abusive Men - Michal Shamai Does It Have a Future? The Future of Intervention in Woman Battering - Zvi C Eisikovits, Guy Enosh and Jeffrey L Edleson Common Themes and Emerging Directions
Visions of Continued Change - Jeffrey L Edleson and Zvi C Eisikovits PART ONE: CHANGING SOCIETIES Violence against Women - Lori L Heise Global Organizing for Change Domestic Violence, Racism and the Battered Women s Movement in the United States - Valli Kanuha PART TWO: CHANGING COMMUNITY RESPONSES The Battered Women s Movement in the United States - Susan Schechter New Directions for Institutional Reform Tensions and Possibilities - Liz Kelly Enhancing Informal Responses to Domestic Violence Wife Abuse in the Arab Society in Israel - Muhammad M Haj-Yahia Challenges for Future Change PART THREE: INTERVENTION WITH SURVIVORS, PERPETRATORS AND THEIR CHILDREN Battered Women s Strategic Response to Violence - Mary Ann Dutton The Role of Context `Secondary Victims No More - Einat Peled Refocusing Intervention with Children Controversy and Change in Batterers Programs - Jeffrey L Edleson Expanding Sanctions for Batterers - Richard M Tolman What Can We Do besides Jailing and Counseling Them? Toward a Phenomenological Intervention with Violence in Intimate Relationships - Zvi C Eisikovits and Eli Buchbinder Couple Therapy with Battered Women and Abusive Men - Michal Shamai Does It Have a Future? The Future of Intervention in Woman Battering - Zvi C Eisikovits, Guy Enosh and Jeffrey L Edleson Common Themes and Emerging Directions
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