Violence against women : myths, facts, controversies /

Violence against women : myths, facts, controversies /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959- author.
Imprint:	[Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, [2011] ©2011
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Women -- Violence against -- Canada. Women -- Violence against. Abused women -- Psychology. Violence in men. Abused women -- Psychology. Violence in men. Women -- Violence against. Canada. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11704601

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ISBN:	9781442604001 144260400X 9781442604018 1442604018
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-165) and index online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed November 18, 2020)
Summary:	In Violence Against Women, award-winning author Walter S. DeKeseredy offers a passionate but well-documented sociological overview of a sobering problem. He starts by outlining the scope of the challenge and debunks current attempts to label intimate violence as gender neutral. He then lays bare the structural practices that sustain this violence, leading to a discussion of long- and short-term policies to address the issue. DeKeseredy includes an examination of male complicity and demonstrates how boys and men can change their roles. Throughout, he responds to myths that dismiss threats to women's health and safety and provides an impassioned call to action for women, men, and policymakers
Other form:	Print version: DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959- Violence against women. Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : University of Toronto Press, ©2011 9781442603998

Table of Contents:

What is violence against women?
It often hurts to be a woman in Canada
"But women do it too!": understanding women's use of violence in intimate relationships
"Who would do such a thing?": explaining violence against women in Canada
Why can't abused women leave home?
The consequences of violence against women
"What can we do?": policy options