Latinas narratives of domestic abuse : discrepant versions of violence /

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Author / Creator:	Trinch, Shonna L.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 313 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Impact: studies in language and society, 1385-7908 ; 17 Impact, studies in language and society ; 17.
Subject:	Sociolinguistics -- United States. Hispanic American women -- Languages. Family violence -- United States -- Case studies. Hispanic American women -- Social conditions. Family violence. Hispanic American women -- Social conditions. Sociolinguistics. United States. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11189188

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ISBN:	9789027296009 9027296006 1588114155 9781588114150 9027218552 9789027218551
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-299) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	In the American legal system valid witness-testimony is supposed to be invariable and unchanging, so defense attorneys highlight seeming inconsistencies in victims' accounts to impeach their credibility. This book offers an examination of how and why victims of domestic violence might seem to be 'changing their stories, ' in the criminal justice system, which may leave them vulnerable to attack and criticism. Latinas' Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant versions of violence investigates the discourse of protective order interviews, where women apply for court injunctions to keep abusers aw.
Other form:	Print version: Trinch, Shonna L. Latinas narratives of domestic abuse. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003 1588114155 9781588114150

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