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9780415036108 English 0415036100 Women, Violence and Social Change argues that refuges and shelters stand at the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base, movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. Well-known for their research on violence against women and as the authors of the acclaimed book Violence Against Wives, Rebecca and Russell Dobash examine the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the state and the on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggles. The text also analyzes the development of new therapeutic approaches aimed at abused women and violent men, and shows how these have detracted from efforts to assist women and end violence., Women, Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters stand as the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. The book provides important evidence on the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the State as well as salutatory lessons on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggle. Throughout the book the Dobashes' years of researching violence against women is illustrated in the depth of their analysis. They maintain the tradition established in their first book, Violence Against Wives, which was widely accalimed., Women, Violence and Social Changefocuses on the often troubled relationship between the battered women's movement and government institutions and as such, makes a significant contribution to the study of violence against women. R. Emerson and Russell P. Dobash show how shelters, providing a basis of support and political action for women, form the core of the battered women's movement. From this base, movements in both the United States and Britain have challenged the police, courts, and social services to provide greater assistance to women.
9780415036108 English 0415036100 Women, Violence and Social Change argues that refuges and shelters stand at the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base, movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. Well-known for their research on violence against women and as the authors of the acclaimed book Violence Against Wives, Rebecca and Russell Dobash examine the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the state and the on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggles. The text also analyzes the development of new therapeutic approaches aimed at abused women and violent men, and shows how these have detracted from efforts to assist women and end violence., Women, Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters stand as the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. The book provides important evidence on the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the State as well as salutatory lessons on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggle. Throughout the book the Dobashes' years of researching violence against women is illustrated in the depth of their analysis. They maintain the tradition established in their first book, Violence Against Wives, which was widely accalimed., Women, Violence and Social Changefocuses on the often troubled relationship between the battered women's movement and government institutions and as such, makes a significant contribution to the study of violence against women. R. Emerson and Russell P. Dobash show how shelters, providing a basis of support and political action for women, form the core of the battered women's movement. From this base, movements in both the United States and Britain have challenged the police, courts, and social services to provide greater assistance to women.