Women at Risk: Domestic Violence and Women's Health

by Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft

Book Overview

Battering by men is the most significant cause of injury to women in our society. It is also a major cause of child abuse, murder, substance abuse and female suicide attempts. This volume, the result of 15 years of research conducted by the authors - a social worker and physician respectively - explores the theoretical perspectives of this dramatic expression of male domination, together with health consequences for women and clinical interventions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803970412
• ISBN13: 9780803970410
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"